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BLUE BELLS, COCKER SHELLS,/ EEVY, IVY, OVER/ UP AND DOWN AND ALL
AROUND,/ A, B, C, ETC. (THE LETTER YOU MISS ON IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE
INITIAL OF THE PERSON YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO MARRY.)

Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 10-00-1969

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BLUEBERRY MUFFINS/ AND COOKIES IN A TIN,/ WHEN I CALL YOUR BIRTHDAY/
PLEASE JUMP IN JAN., FEB.,(THOSE WAITING IN LINE JOIN THOSE
JUMPING WHEN THE MONTH OF THEIR BIRTHDAY IS CALLED.
A LONG ROPE IS USED.)

Where learned: HOME

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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

Date learned: 11-10-1968

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BONNIE AND EDWARD WERE GOING DOWNTOWN/ BONNIE GOT AN EVENING GOWN/
EDWARD GOT A PAIR OF SHOES/ AND ALEXANDER READ THE NEWS/ AND IN THE
NEWS IT SAID, "CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO TEN/ AND IF YOU MISS TAKE
AN END."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 09-13-1969

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BREAD AND BUTTER, SUGAR AND SPICE,
HOW MANY BOYS THINK I AM NICE? 1, 2,...

Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 02-14-1968

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BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM IN A DISH,/
HOW MANY BUBBLE GUMS DO YOU WISH? 1, 2,

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 03-00-1971

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BUBBLE GUM BUBBLE GUM IN A DISH
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH? 1, 2, 3,

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 03-00-1971

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BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN A DISH.
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH? 1, 2, 3,

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 02-00-1970

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BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN A DISH,
HOW MANY PEICES DO YOU WISH? 1, 2, 3,

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

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BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM IN A DISH HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH? 1,2,3,

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 09-00-1969

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BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM/ IN A DISH/ HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH? 1,2,3

Where learned: YARD

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 03-00-1970

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BUBBLE GUM BUBBLE GUM IN A DISH,
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH? 1, 2, 3,

Where learned: HOME

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 01-22-1968

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BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM IN A DISH/ HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH? 1,2,3,
AND O-U-T SPELLS OUT YOU GO.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD IN

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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

Date learned: 03-01-1972

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BUCKINGHAM

"BUCK THE KING/AND EAT THE HAM
THAT'S THE WAY YOU SPELL BUCKINGHAM."

Where learned: OHIO ; TOLEDO

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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

Date learned: 10-04-1965

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CAN YOU SHAKE IT./ CAN YOU SHAKE IT./ CAN YOU ALABAMA SHAKE IT./ CAN
YOU SHAKE IT TO THE LEFT. CAN YOU SHAKE IT TO THE RIGHT./ STAND UP,
SIT DOWN , FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT,

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME

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

Date learned: 00-00-1967

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CHANGING BEDROOMS NUMBER 1,/ CHANGING BEDROOMS NUMBER 2, ETC. TO 10.
(TWO PEOPLE ARE JUMPING AND CHANGING PLACES IN THE ROPE AS THE CHANGE
IS CALLED FOR, ALL THE TIME NOT MISSING THE ROPE)

Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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

Date learned: 10-00-1969

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CHANGING BEDROOMS NUMBER 1,
CHANGING BEDROOMS NUMBER 2, ETC. UP TO 10.
(TWO PEOPLE ARE JUMPING AND CHANGING PLACES IN THE ROPE AS THE CHANGE
IS CALLED FOR, ALL THE TIME NOT MISSING THE ROPE. (SAGINAW, MICH.)

Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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

Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.

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CHARLIE CHAPMAN WENT TO FRANCE/ JUST TO SEE THE WIGWAM DANCE/ FIRST
ON HEELS, THEN ON TOES, THEN ON HANDS AND AWAY WE GO.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; AGE 11

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

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

Date learned: 08-11-1964

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN WENT TO FRANCE/ TO SEE THE GIRLS DO THE "HOOTCHIE
KOOTCHIE" DANCE/ SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN/ BOW TO THE QUEEN/ AND TOUCH
THE BOTTOM OF THE SUBMARINE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER

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

Date learned: 09-20-1967

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CHARLEY CHAPLIN WENT TO FRANCE
TO TEACH THE GIRLS THE HOOCHIE COOCHIE
DANCE./ HEEL, TOE, AROUND WE GO/ HEEL, TOE, AROUND WE GO/ SALUTE TO
THE CAPTAIN, CURTSY TO THE QUEEN/ AND TOUCH THE BOTTOM OF THE
SUBMARINE.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER

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

Date learned: 03-29-1967

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CHARLIE CHAPLIN WENT TO FRANCE,
TO TEACH THE GIRLS THE HULA-HULA DANCE.
HEEL, TOE, AROUND I GO./ SALUTE THE CAPTAIN, CURTSEY TO THE QUEEN,/
AND TOUCH THE BOTTOM OF A BLUE SUBMARINE."

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER

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

Date learned: 10-02-1967

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