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Jump Rope Rhyme

Dick and Janet sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g

First comes love, then comes marriage, and then along coems Laura in a baby carriage

(When they ingroduce the new person into the rhyme in the carriage it usually meant that a new person was supposed to begin jumping. The on who's name is called out.)

Where learned: Royal Oak, Michigan

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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

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