The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL DRESSED IN BLUE./ I DIED LAST NIGHT AT HALF
PAST TWO. WHERE DID I GO? HAVEN, HELL, PURGATORY. (REPEATED UNTIL
ONE MISSES)

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP

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I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL DRESSED IN BLUE,/ THESE ARE THE THINGS I WAS
TAUGHT TO DO: SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN, COURTSEY TO THE QUEEN, TURN MY
BACK ON THE SUBMARINE./ I CAN DO THE HOOTCHY, GOOTCHY, / I CAN DO THE
SPLIT, / I CAN MISS JUST LIKE THIS.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; SPEED-JUMP

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I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL DRESSED IN WHITE./ THESE ARE THE THINGS I
SAY AT NIGHT: GOODNIGHT TO MY MOTHER, GOODNIGHT TO MY FATHER AND
GOODNIGHT TO MY BABY BROTHER.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

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I'M A PRETTY LITTLE DUTCH GIRL , AS PRETTY AS PRETTY CAN BE./ AND ALL
THE BOYS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE CRAZY OVER ME./ MY BOYFRIEND'S NAME
TO TOMMY. HE COMES FROM THE LAND OF SALAIMI./ WITH PICKLES ON HIS
NOSE AND FIVE BLACK TOES./ THAT'S THE WAY MY STORY GOES.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

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I'M GOING DOWNTOWN TO SMOKE MY PIPE./ I WON'T BE BACK TILL SATURDAY
NIGHT./ I'LL WHIP YOU BLUE, I'LL WHIP YOU BLACK./ ESPECIALLY YOU MY
DAUGHTER SUE.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I ASKED MY MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS,/ TO SEE THE ELEPHANT JUMP THE FENC
HE JUMPED SO HIGH, HE TOUCHED THE SKY./ AND DIDN'T COME BACK TIL THE
FOURTH OF JULY.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

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I ASKED MY MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS./ TO SEE THE ELEPHANT JUMP THE FENC
HE JUMPED SO HIGH, HE TOUCHED THE SKY./ AND DIDN'T COME DOWN TIL THE
FOURTH OF JULY.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

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1,2,3,4,5, I CAUGHT A HARE ALIVE./ 6,7,8,9,10 I LET HIM GO AGAIN.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I EAT MY PEAS WITH HONEY, I'VE DONE IT ALL MY LIFE./ IT MAKES THE PEA
TASTE FUNNY, BUT IT KEEPS THEM ON THE KNIFE./

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I GACE HIM BACK HIS PEACHES./ I GAVE HIM BACK HIS PEAR./ I GAVE HIM
BACK HIS FIFTY CENTS./ AND KICKED HIM DOWN THE STAIRS.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I HAD A LITTLE TEDDY BEAR, HIS NAME WAS TINY TIM,/ I PUT HIM IN THE
BATHTUB TO TEACH HIM HOW TO SWIM./ HE DRANK UP THE WATER, HE ATE UP T
SOAP, HE DIED LAST NIGHT WITH A BUBBLE IN HIS THROAT./ I CALLED UP TH
DOCTOR, I CALLED UP THE NURSE,/ I CALLED UP THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGAT
PURSE.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

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I HATE BOSCO, BOSCO HATES ME./ MOMMY PUTS IN IN MY MILK TO TRY TO

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I LIKE COFFEE, I LIKE TEA AND I LIKE THE BOYS AND THEY LIKE ME.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I LIKE COFFEE. I LIKE TEA. I LIKE----TO JUMP IN WITH ME.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I LOVE COFFEE, I LOVE TEA, I LOVE THE BOYS AND THE BOYS LOVE ME.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I ONE THE SNAKE, I TWO THE SNAKE, I THREE THE SNAKE, I FOUR THE SNAKE
I FIVE THE SNAKE, I SIX THE SNAKE, I SEVEN THE SNAKE,I ATE THE SNAKE.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALLSCREAM FOR ICE CREAM.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I SEE LONDON, I SEE FRANCE, I SEE---'S UNDERPANTS.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I WENT DOWNTOWN TO MEET MISS BROWM./ SHE GAVE ME A NICKEL , I BOUGHT
PICKLE. THE PICKLE WAS SOUR, I BOUGHT A FLOWER, THE FLOWER WAS YELLO
I GAVE IT TO MY FELLOW.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I WENT DOWNTOWN TO SEE MRS. BROWN/ SHE GAVE ME A NICKEL TO BUY A PICK
THE PICKEL WAS SOUR, SHE GAVE ME A FLOWER. THE FLOWER WAS RED, SHE
GAVE ME A PIN, THE PIN WAS SHARP, SHE GAVE ME A HARP AND THE HARP
PLAYED SALT, MUSTARD, AND PEPPER.

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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