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JUMP-ROPE RHYME
JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN
JOHNNY OVER THE SEA
JOHNNY BROKE A POP BOTTLE
AND BLAMED IT ONTO ME
I TOLD MA, MA TOLD PA
JOHNNY GOT A LICKIN'
AND A "HA, HA, HA}"
HOW MANY LICKIN'S DID HE GET?
ONE, TWO, THREE, . . .
Submitter comment:
YOU JUMP ROPE TO THE RHYME AND KEEP JUMPING UNTIL YOU MISS, COUNTING
EACH JUMP TO TELL HOW MANY LICKIN'S JOHNNY GOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001968
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
DOWN IN THE VALLEY WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS
THERE SAT (GIRL'S NAME) SWEET AS A ROSE
ALONG CAME (BOY'S NAME) AND KISSED HER ON THE CHEEK
HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE RECEIVE?
ONE, TWO, THREE, . . .
Submitter comment:
SUSIE LEARNED THIS RHYME IN GRADE SCHOOL. IT WAS ONE OF HER
FAVORITES AND EVERYONE ELSE LIKED IT ALSO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001965
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
I AM A PRETTY LITTLE DUTCH GIRL
AS PRETTY AS PRETTY CAN BE, BE, BE
AND ALL THE BOYS ON THE BASEBALL TEAM
GO CHASING AFTER ME, ME, ME
MY BOYFRIEND'S NAME IS TONY
HE COMES FROM THE LAND OF BALONEY
WITH A PICKLE ON HIS NOSE AND THREE BLACK TOES
THAT'S THE WAY MY STORY GOES, GOES, GOES
MY FATHER GAVE HIM PEACHES
MY MOTHER GAVE HIM PEARS, PEARS, PEARS
MY BROTHER GAVE HIM FIFTY CENTS
AND KICKED HIM DOWN THE STAIRS, STAIRS, STAIRS
Submitter comment:
JULIE LEARNED THIS IN EITHER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA OR IN LEVERING,
MICHIGAN.
THREEFOLD REPETITION
FEMININE RHYMES: TONY, BALONEY
RHYME: AABB
RHYME: ABCB
SPONDEES
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001968
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN
CURTSEY TO THE QUEEN
TURN MY BACK ON THE MEAN OLD KING
Submitter comment:
WHILE JUMPING ROPE YOU FOLLOW THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE RHYME,
FIRST SALUTING, THEN CURTSEYING, THEN TURNING AROUND. BEEJ PROBABLY
LEARNED THIS RHYME IN THE FIFTH GRADE IN GREENVILLE, MICHIGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dramatic Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
MY NAME IS A(NNA)
MY HUSBAND'S NAME IS A(LAN)
I SELL A(PPLES)
AND I COME FROM A(LABAMA)
MY NAME IS B------
MY HUSBAND'S NAME IS B------
I SELL B--------
AND I COME FROM B-------
Submitter comment:
YOU JUMP ROPE TO THE RHYME, THINKING OF WORDS BEGINNING WITH AN A TO
END EACH LINE OF THE RHYME. NEXT YOU REPEAT THE RHYME WITH TWO
NAMES, SOMETHING TO BE SOLD, AND A PLACE BEGINNING WITH B. YOU TRY
TO SEE HOW FAR YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE ALPHABET WITHOUT MISSING A JUMP
OR HESITATING TO COMPLETE A LINE. RUTH LEARNED THIS IN CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS OR IN ENDWELL, NEW YORK.
ALPHABET
ALLITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001964
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
JUICY, LEMON, APPLE PIE, TELL ME THE NAME OF YOUR SWEETHEART, ABC...
THE LETTERS MENTIONED ARE THE SWEETHEART'S FIRST NAMES.
Where learned: PHILIPPINES ; MAKATI
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001960S
JUMP ROPE RHYME
ALL IN TOGETHER GIRLS
JUST LIKE THE WEATHER GIRLS
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE
JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.
(REPEAT VERSE)
Submitter comment:
AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF GIRLS WOULD PLAY THIS GAME.
ALL THAT WAS NEEDED WAS A LONG CLOTHESLINE.
Where learned: GROSSE POINTE ; PARKING LOT ; SAINT CLARE OF MONTEFALCO SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
JUMPROPE SONG
MISS LUCY HAD A STEAMBOAT, HER STEAMBOAT HAD A BELL,
MISS LUCY WENT TO HEAVEN AND HER STEAMBOAT WENT TO...
HELLO OPERATOR, PLEASE GIVE ME NUMBER NINE,
AND IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ME, I'LL KICK YOU RIGHT BEHIND...
THE 'FRIGERATOR, THERE WAS A PIECE OF GLASS,
MISS LUCY FELL UPON IT AND BROKE HER LITTLE ...
ASK ME NO MORE QUESTIONS, TELL ME NO MORE LIES,
FOR THIS IS WHAT MISS LUCY SAID THE NIGHT BEFORE SHE DIED.
Submitter comment:
ELLIPSIS FOR HELL AND ASS
EUPHEMISM: HELLO FOR HELL
RHYME AABBCCDD
IMPERFECT RHYMES
THIS DEFINITELY HAS A TUNE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HUNTINGTON WOODS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001963
JUMP ROPE SONG
DONALD DUCK IS A ONE-LEGGED, ONE-LEGGED, ONE-LEGGED DUCK
DONALD DUCK IS A TWO-LEGGED, TWO-LEGGED, TWO-LEGGED DUCK
DONALD DUCK IS A THREE-LEGGED, THREE-LEGGED, THREE-LEGGED DUCK
DONALD DUCK IS A FOUR-LEGGED, FOUR-LEGGED, FOUR-LEGGED DUCK
DONALD DUCK IS A PIGEON-TOED, PIGEON-TOED, PIGEON-TOED DUCK
DONALD DUCK IS A BOW-LEGGED, BOW-LEGGED, BOW-LEGGED DUCK
YOU REPEAT THIS SONG UNTIL THE PERSON JUMPING ROPE MISSES
AS THE PERSON IS JUMPING ROPE HE OR SHE IS ACTING OUT WHAT IS SAID.
Submitter comment:
CHAIN SONG
INITIAL ITERATION
FINAL ITERATION
THIS DEFINITELY HAS A TUNE
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HUNTINGTON WOODS
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; Donald Duck ; GAME ; Jump Rope ; JUMP ROPE RHYME ; REPETITION ; RHYME ; SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001963
TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR, TURN ALL AROUND.
TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR, TONCH THE GROUND.
TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR, READ THE NEWS.
TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR, SHINE YOUR SHOES.
TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR, GO UP THE STAIRS.
TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR, SAY YOUR PRAYERS.
TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR, CUT OFF THE LIGHTS.
TEDDY BEAR TEDDY BEAR, SAY GOOD NIGHT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
MABLE MABLE SET THE TABLE DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPER.
Submitter comment:
AFTER YOU SAY RED HOT PEPPER YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO JUMP REAL FAST,
FAST AS YOU CAN GO WITHOUT STOPPING. THIS RHYME WAS VERY POPULAR
WITH GRADE SCHOOL KIDS IN 1960.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-01-1977
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, HUCKLEBERRY FINN, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME PLEASE
JUMP IN. JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, MAY...
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
"HOP-ALONG CASSIDY, HOW ABOUT A DATE? MEET YOU AT THE CORNER
HALF-PAST EIGHT. I CAN DO THE RUMBA, I CAN DO THE SPLITS, I CAN
LIFT MY SKIRT UP, JUST LIKE THIS".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PONTIAC
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
BUBBLEGUM, BUBBLEGUM, IN A DISH. HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER SISTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C7509 |
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR.
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, OR.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT TOLD ME THIS WHEN I WAS YOUNG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
A SAILOR WENT TO SEA, SEA, SEA TO SEE WHAT HE COULD SEE, SEE,
SEE; AND ALL THAT HE COULD SEE, SEE, SEE WAS THE BOTTOM
OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA, SEA, SEA.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001960S
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
MISS LUCY HAD A BABY. SHE NAMED HIM TINY TIM.
SHE PUT HIM IN THE BATHTUB TO SEE IF HE COULD SWIM.
HE DRANK UP ALL THE WATER. HE ATE UP ALL THE SOAP.
HE TRIED TO EAT THE BATHTUB BUT IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN HIS THROAT.
MISS LUCY CALLED THE DOCTOR. MISS LUCY CALLED THE NURSE.
MISS LUCY CALLED THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
"MEASLES," SAID THE DOCTOR. "MUMPS," SAID THE NURSE.
"CHICKEN POX," SAID THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
OUT WALKED THE DOCTOR. OUT WALKED THE NURSE.
OUT WALKED THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001960S
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
MISS LUCY HAD A TUGBOAT. THE TUGBOAT HAD A BELL.
THE TUGBOAT WENT TO HEAVEN AND MISS LUCY WENT TO HELLO,
OPERATOR, I'LL TELL YOU NO MORE LIES. MISS LUCY TOLD ME
ALL OF THIS THE NIGHT BEFORE SHE DIED.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM: HELLO FOR HELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001960S
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
MISS MARY MACK, MACK, MACK ALL DRESSED IN BLACK
BLACK, BLACK, WITH SILVER BUTTONS, BUTTONS BUTTONS ALL
DOWN HER BACK, BACK, BACK. SHE JUMPED SO HIGH, HIGH, HIGH
SHE REACHED THE SKY, SKY, SKY. SHE JUMPED SO LOW, LOW, LOW
SHE STUBBED HER TOE, TOE, TOE.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001960S
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, JUMP SO HIGH. TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY
BEAR, JUMP SO LOW. TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, REACH THE SKY.
TEDDY BEAR, TEDDY BEAR, TOUCH YOUR TOES.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001960S