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BASKET BALANCING

SEVERAL CHILDREN BALANCE A BASKET ON THEIR HEADS AND TRY TO
WALK AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BEFORE DROPPING THEIR BASKET, WHILE
REPEATING THIS VERSE:
SEE ME WALK SO STRAIGHT AND TALL,
I WON'T LET MY BASKET FALL.
EYES UP STRAIGHT, DON'T LOOK DOWN,
KEEP YOUR BASKET OFF THE GROUND.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS GAME IN CHILDHOOD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

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

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