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JUMP ROPE RHYME
ALL IN TOGETHER GIRLS,
VERY FINE A'WEATHER GIRLS
PUT YOUR COATS AND JACKETS ON
TELL YOUR MOTHER YOU WILL BE GONE
TICK TOCK AROUND THE BLOCK
DING, DONG, FIRE}
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1930
JUMP ROPE RHYME
ENGINE ENGINE NUMBER NINE
GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE
ONE WENT EAST AND ONE WENT WEST
AND ONE WENT UNDER THE TEACHER'S DRESS.
Submitter comment: HE LEARNED THIS FROM A CHILD OF HIS WIFE'S FRIEND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TROY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001960
APPLES, PEACHES, PEARS, AND PLUMS, JUMP IN WHEN YOUR BIRTHDAY COMES
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH , APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
Submitter comment:
THIS JUMPROPE RHYME IS FROM AN INFORMANT FROM CANADA. EACH PLAYER
JUMPS INTO THE JUMPROPE WHEN THE MONTH OF HIS BIRTH IS CALLED OFF.
Where learned: CANADA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
PASTIME
WHENEVER DANDELIONS WERE IN SEASON, THE CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
WOULD PINCH UNDER THE TOP OF THE FLOWER, CAUSING IT TO BREAK OFF THE
STEM. THE FLOWER WOULD THEN FLY THROUGH THE AIR. AT THE SAME
TIME, THE FOLLOWING WAS CHANTED: MM
MAMA HAD A BABY
AND ITS HEAD POPPED OFF.
Submitter comment:
THE COLLECTOR FIRST HEARD OF THIS DANDELION PASTIME AS A CHILD IN
TAYLOR, MICH. IN 1970 AND CONTINUED PLAYING IT UPON MOVING TO
SOUTHGATE, MICH. AN ANALOGY IS MADE BETWEEN A MOTHER'S BABY AND
A DANDELION FLOWER. WHEN PLAYED AS DESCRIBED, NO COMPETITION IS
INVOLVED. HOWEVER, WITH TWO OR MORE CHILDREN, THE ELEMENT OF
DISTANCE IS PRESENT AND THE WINNER IS THE ONE WHO POPS THE FLOWER
THE FARTHEST. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE BEHEADING OF A FLOWER AS
IT RELATES AS A SYMBOL OF A BABY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; USA ; SOUTHGATE
James Callow Keyword(s): BEHEADING OF FLOWER (BABY)
Date learned: 00-00-1970
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
THE FOLLOWING IS A JUMP ROPE RHYME ACCOMPANIED BY DIFFERENT ARM AND
LEG MOVEMENTS. MM
NOT LAST NIGHT, BUT THE NIGHT BEFORE
TWENTY FOUR ROBBERS CAME KNOCKING AT MY DOOR.
AS I STEPPED OUT, THEY STEPPED IN
AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID TO DO. MM
LADY, LADY TURN AROUND.
LADY, LADY TOUCH THE GROUND.
LADY, LADY TIE YOUR SHOE.
AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID TO DO.
Submitter comment:
THE COLLECTOR HEARD OF THIS FIRST IN 1970 AS A CHILD IN TAYLOR,
MICHIGAN. IT MAY BE A VARIATION OF TANGLETALK SINCE THERE ARE
CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS. THIS IS AN ACTION RHYME WHICH REQUIRES
THE JUMPER TO PERFORM SIMPLE TASKS WHILE JUMPING. THE OPENING
SECTION IS A PLAIN RHYME WHICH THE JUMPER SIMPLY CHANTS A RHYME
TO THE RHYTHM OF HER JUMPING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; USA ; SOUTHGATE
Date learned: 10-00-1980 ; 00-00-1970
TEDDY BEAR
TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR TURN ALL AROUND, TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR TOUCH
THE GROUND, TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, SHINE YOUR SHOES TEDDY BEAR
TEDDY BEAR, READ THE NEWS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-14-1980
JUMP ROPE RHYME
CINDERELLA DRESSED IN YELLOW
WENT UP STAIRS TO KISS A FELLOW,
BY MISTAKE SHE KISSED A SNAKE,
HOW MANY DOCTORS DID IT TAKE.
Submitter comment: THE ANSWER IS THEN SPELLED
Where learned: EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1981
GAMES
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, JUMP SO HIGH
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, JUMP SO LOW
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR TURN AROUND
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, TOUCH THE GROUND.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A JUMP ROPE GAME. WHEN SAYING THE RHYME, YOU ACT OUT WHAT
YOU ARE SAYING
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
JUMP ROPE RHYME
POTATOES, CARROTS,TOMATOES, PEAS.
YOUR MOTHER SAYS YOU GOTTA EAT A LOTTA THESE.
LITTLE MACARONIS YA TOSS IN A SOUP
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND CALL IT CAMPBELL'S SOUP !
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Farmington Hills
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
JUMP ROPE RHYME
FUDGE FUDGE FUDGE
BOOM BOOM BOOM
WE ARE CALLING ON THE JUDGE
BOOM BOOM BOOM
MAMMA HAD A NEWBORN BABY
NOT A GIRL, BOOM
NOT A BOY, BOOM
JUST AN ORDINARY BABY, BOOM
WRAP HIM UP IN TISSUE
SEND HIM DOWN THE ESCALATOR
FIRST FLOOR SPLITS, BOOM BOOM BOOM
SECOND FLOOR SPLITS, BOOM BOOM BOOM
THIRD FLOOR SPLITS, BOOM BOOM BOOM
FORTH FLOOR SPLITS, BOOM BOOM BOOM, ETC.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT TOLD ME THAT SHE USED TO SING THIS ON THE STREETS OF
PHILADELPHIA WHEN SHE WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
James Callow Keyword(s): COUNTING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
JUMP ROPE GAME
MABLE, MABLE SET THE TABLE DON'T FORGET THE SALT AND PEPPER
Submitter comment: AFTER YOU SAY SALT AND PEPPER TURN THE ROPE FAST.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1981
CHILDREN SONG
O JESSIE MACK, MACK, MACK, ALL DRESSED IN BLACK, BLACK, BLACK,
WITH SILVER BUTTONS, BUTTONS, BUTTONS, ALL DOWN HIS BACK, BACK, BACK,
ASKED HIS MOTHER, MOTHER, MOTHER, FOR 15 CENTS, CENTS, CENTS
TO SEE THE ELEPHANT, ELEPHANT, ELEPHANT GO JUMP THE FENCE, FENCE,
FENCE, HE JUMPED SO HIGH, HIGH, HIGH, UP IN THE SKY, SKY, SKY,
THAT HE DIDN'T COME BACK, BACK, BACK TO THE 4TH OF JULY.
Submitter comment: WE SUNG THIS SONG WHILE PLAYING JUMP ROPE AND HAND PATTING GAMES.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
JUMP ROPE GAME
CINDERELLA DRESSED IN YELLOW WENT UP STAIRS TO KISS A FELLOW AND
MADE A MISTAKE AND KISSED A SNAKE HOW MANY DOCTORS DID IT TAKE,
1, 2, 3, .....
Where learned: DETROIT ; NEW CENTER ACADEMY SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse BELIEF -- Number Counting beliefs |
Date learned: 00-00-1981
JUMP ROPE GAME
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR TURN ALL AROUND, TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR TOUCH
THE GROUND. TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR SHINE YOUR SHOES. TEDDY BEAR
TEDDY BEAR READ THE NEWS, TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR GO UP STAIRS AND
SAY YOUR PRAYERS. TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR TURN OFF THE LIGHTS
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR SAY GOOD NIGHT.
Submitter comment:
WHEN THE PERSON WHO IS SINGING THE SONG SAYS, "TEDDY BEAR SAY GOOD
NIGHT," THE PERSON WHO IS JUMPING JUMPS OUT AND ANOTHER PERSON
JUMPS IN. AND THEY START THE SONG OVER.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1975
JUMP ROPE RIME
ONE, TWO, THREE, OH LARRY MY FIRST NAME IS MARY
SITTING ON A HUCKLEBERRY
ONE, TWO, THREE, OH LARRY
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT REMEMBERS USING THIS RIME DURING THE NINETEEN
THIRTIES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CLINTON TOWNSHIP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1982
JUMPROPE RHYME
I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL
DRESSED IN BLUE.
THESE ARE THE THINGS
I LIKE TO DO. MM
SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN,
CURTSY TO THE QUEEN
TURN MY BACK
ON THE MEAN OLD KING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1982
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
DOWN BY THE RIVER, DOWN BY THE SEA
THERE SAT (JUMPERS NAME) AS PRETTY AS CAN BE
ALONG CAME (JUMPERS SWEETHEART) AND KISSED HER ON THE CHEEK
HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE RECEIVE?
10 , 20, 30, 40....UNTIL JUMPER QUITS OR MISSES.
Where learned: NEW JERSEY ; TOMS RIVER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001970S
JUMP ROPE RHYME
WE USED TO DO THIS JUMP ROPE RHYME:
CINDERELLA DRESSED IN YELLA
WENT UPSTAIRS TO KISS A FELLA
BY MISTAKE SHE KISSED A SNAKE
HOW MANY DOCTORS DID IT TAKE?
1, 2, 3, .......(COUNT AS HIGH AS THE TIMES THAT YOU JUMP)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
TEDDY-BEAR
TEDDYBEAR,TEDDYBEAR,TOUCH THE GROUND,TEDDYBEAR,TEDDYBEAR,
TURNAROUND, TEDDYBEAR, TEDDYBEAR TOUCH THE SKY, TEDDYBEAR,
TEDDYBEAR JUMP OUT OF LINE.
THIS IS A JUMP-ROPE RHYME. ONE PERSON JUMPS IN
THE ROPE WHILE IT IS BEING TURNED AND HAS TO DO ALL
THOSE THINGS. IF THEY MISS BEFORE FINISHING THEY HAVE TO
TURN THE ROPE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-00-1983
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR
TURN AROUND
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR
TOUCH THE GROUND.
Submitter comment:
THE PLAYERS IMITATE THE ACTIONS OF THE TEDDY BEAR WHILE
JUMPING ROPE, TURNING AROUND IN CIRCLES AS THEY JUMP AND
TOUCHING THE GROUND AS THEY REPEAT THE RHYME. PLAY CONTINUES
UNTIL A PLAYER MISSES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1977