The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

GYPSY, GYPSY, PLEASE TELL ME/ WHAT MY HUSBAND'S NAME WILL BE. A,B,C,.

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GYPSY, GYPSY, PLEASE TELL ME/ WHAT KIND OF A HUSBAND WILL HE BE? RICH
MAN, POOR MAN, BEGGAR MAN, THIEF?/ GYPSY, PGPSY , PLEASE TELL ME/ WHA
KIND OF RING WILL IT BE?/ DIAMOND, RUBY, SAPPHIRE?/ GYPSY, GYPSY,
PLEASE TELL ME./ WHAT KIND OF HOUSE WILL IT BE? MANSION, CASTLE,
COTTAGE? GYPSY, GYPSY, PLEASE TELL ME./ HOW MANY CHILDREN WILL THERE
BE? 1,2,3, ETC TIL YOU MISS. / GYPSY , GYPSY, PLEASE TELL ME./ WHAT
COLOR WILL MY CHILDREN BE? RED , YELLOW, BLACK, WHITE.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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HANDS UP TOOTSIE, TOOSIE, TOOTSIE, TOO./ HANDS DOWN TOOTSIE, TOOTSIE
TOOTSIE, TOO./ TURN AROUND TOOTSIE, TOOTSIE, TOOTISE, TOO./ TOUCH TH
GROUND TOOTSIE, TOOTSIE, TOOTSIE TOO.

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME

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HAZEL, HAZEL/ SET THE TABLE./ SON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPERS.

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HELLO BILL./ WHERE YOU GOIN' BILL?/ DOWNTOWN BILL?/ WHAT FOR BILL?/ T
PAY MY GAS BILL?/ HOW MUCH BILL?/ A TEN DOLLAR BILL?

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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HELLOW OPERATOR, GIVE ME NUMBER NINE/ IF SHE DOESN'T ANSWER, PLEASE
GIVE ME BACK MY DIME./ THERE IS MORE TO THIS BUT DON'T REMEMBER

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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HERE COMES THE BRIDE ALL DRESSED IN PINK,/ OPEN THE WINDOW
AND LET OUT THE STINK.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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HERE WE COME, WHERE FROM? NEW ORLEANS - WHAT'S YOUR TRADE? LEMONADE
GIVE ME SOME) NO) THEN GET TO WORK YOU LAZY BUM)

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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HEY GIRL HOW ABOUT A FIGHT? HERE COMES JODY WITH HER BRITCHES ON TIGH
SHE CAN WIGGLE, SHE CAN WAGGLE, SHE CAN DO THE SPLITS, BUT I BETCHA
TEN BUCK, LADY CAN'T DO THIS: LADY ON ONE FOOT, LADY ON TWO FEET, LAD
ON THREE FEET, LADY ON FOUR FEET ETC. UP TO TEN. AND YOUR UNDER THE
MOON.

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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HI HO SILVER HOW'S ABOUT A DATE?/ MEET ME AT THE CORNER AT HALF PAST
EIGHT.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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HI HO SILVER , HOW ABOUT A DATE?/ MEET ME AT THE CORNER AT A HALF PAS
EIGHT./ I CAN DO THE WIGGLE - HOW MANY WIGGLES CAN I DO?

Keyword(s): ACTION-JUMP ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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HI, LOW, JOLLY PEPPERS./ SLEEPY, SALTY, JOLLY PEPPERS/ UPSTAIRS, DOWN
STAIRS, JOLLY PEPPERS, / SLEEPY, SALTY, JOLLY PEPPERS.

Keyword(s): JOHNSON, KAREN ; SPEED-JUMP

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HI, LOW, MEDIUM, WALKIE, TALKIE, SLOWLY, PEPPER. ( AT PEPPER SPEED)

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HI-WATER, LO-WATER, DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPER)

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPER. HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPER, (KEEP REPEATING
UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO STOP ON ONE OF THE WORDS) THE WORD YOU STOP ON
MEANS YOU MAKE THE NEXT PERSON IN LINE PREFORM THE ACTION.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW JOLLY PEPPER. (REPEAT) ( THE FIRST TIME A PERSON GOES TO
JUMP THE ROPE IT IS ABOUT WAIST HIGH. THE SECOND TIME TIME THE ROPE
IS ON THE GROUND. THE THIRD TIME THE ROPE IS TWIRLED VERY FAST.

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPERS, HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPERS. HIGH, LOW, JOLL
PEPPERS. HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPERS. (WHILE TWO ARE TURNING THE ROPE
ONE PERSON IS JUMPING AND CHANTING THIS RHYME . WHEN HE MISSES, HE
MUST JUMP AGAIN DOING THE ACTION OF THE WORD HE MISSED ON.

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPER. (CHANT THIS UNTIL YOU MISS. IF YOU MISS ON
"HIGH" YOU MUST THEN JUMP WHILE OTHERS TURN THE ROPE WITHOUT TOUCHING
THE GROUND. IF YOU MISS ON "LOW", THEY TWIRL THE ROPE LOW. IF YOU MI
ON "JOLLY", YOU MUST SPIN AROUND WHILE JUMPING. IF YOU MISS ON "PEPPE
THE TWIRLERS GO VERY FAST.)

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, MEDIUM, SLOW, JOLLY PEPPER. 1,2,3, GO)

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, MEDIUM, JOLLY, PEPPERS. REPEAT TIL YOU MISS . ON THE WORD
YOU MISS YOU DO THE FOLLOWING: HIGH - ROPE TURNED IN HIGH MOTION,
LOW - ROPE TURNED IN LOW MOTION, JOLLY - ROPE TURNED IN REGULAR MOTIO
PEPPERS - ROPE TURNED EXTRA FAST.

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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