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Jump Rope Rhyme

Ice cream, soda, ginger ale, pop

Tell me the initials of your sweetheart:

 

(Then the person jumping says the alphabet

until she misses.  The letter on which she

misses is her sweetheart's initial.)

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname.

Where learned: DETROIT ; DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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