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Jump Rope Rhyme
High, low
Medium slow
jolly pepper
1,2,3, go
Where learned: Told at St. Bernards School Alpena Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Rope-Jumping Rhymes
High, Low, Jolly, Pepper
High, Low , Jolly, Pepper
(keep repeating until you are ready to stop on th e one of the words)
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant are the same person.
Where learned: Learned from schoolmates in grade school.
Keyword(s): Call ; Jump ; RHYME ; SPEED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Rope Jumping Rime
Blondie and Dagwood went downtown.
Blondie bought an evening gown
Dagwood bought the Sunday news
And here is how it read:
Jump hop pepper, or you are dead!
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where informant lives.
Where learned: Informant learned this a Grand Rapids, Michigan grade school.
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; Jump ; SPEED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |