The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Jump Rope Rhyme

Ice cream soda,

Ginger ale pop,

Tell me the name of your sweetheart,

A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-John.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump Rope Rime

Down in the valley where the green grass grows

Sat sweet little Coleen as sweet as a rose

She sang, she sang, she sang so sweet

And along ame Michale and kissed her

on the cheek

How many kisses did she receive

(1,2,3,....keep counting until you miss)

Where learned: learned from girl friend

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Johnny over the ocean,

Johnny over the sea

Johnny broke a bottle

And blamed it all on me.

Where learned: ANN ARBOR

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; Jump ; Plain

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Rope Skipping Rhyme

I had a little teddy bear, his name was Tiny Tim

I put him the the bathtub to teach him how to swim

He drank up all the water, he ate up the soap

Hed died last night with a bubble in his throat

I called the doctor, I called the nurse,

I called the up the laday with the alligator purse.

Pencillin called the doctor, penicillin said the nurse,

Pencillin said the lady with the alligator purse.

Out went the doctor, out went the nurse,

Out went the lady with the alligator purse.

Where learned: From the children of her neighborhood.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; Jump ; Plain

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Ice cream jump rope rhyme

Ice cream soda, ginger ale pop.

Tell me the initals of my own sweet heart.

Go thru the alaphabet from A-Z till a miss.

Where learned: Holden Hall 225

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Dutch Girl

I'm a little Dutch Girl

dressed in blue, these are

the things that I can do;

Bow the captain,

Cursty to the queen,

Tell you the initals of my

sweet dream. A,B,C, etc.

Submitter comment:

She used to say this when she played jump-rope.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

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

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Ice Cream Soda

Ice cream soda, ginger ale pop.

Tellme the initals of  your sweet

heart. A,B,C, etc.

Submitter comment:

She used to say this when she played jump-rope.

Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Ice cream, soda, ginger ale, pop

Tell me the initials of your sweetheart:

(Then the person jumping says the alphabet

until she misses.  The letter on which she

misses is her sweetheart's initial.)

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname.

Where learned: DETROIT ; DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Game Verse

Rope-jumping rime:"John and Mary sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g,

first came love then came marriage then came John pushing a

baby carriage.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant are the same person.

Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Keyword(s): Junp ; Plain

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Jump rope song

Ice cream, soda, ginger ale, pop

Tell me the intials of your sweetheart.

(Then stop at the initials as go throught the alphabet)

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump ; Plain

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Jump- Rope Rhyme

Ice cream soda ginger ale pop

Tell me the name of your sweetheart

A,B,C,.....etc. (The letters of the alphabet were recited in order until the person jumping rope missed. When he(she) missed, he(she) had to name her(his) sweetheart whose first name began with the loast letter recited)

Submitter comment:

Informant and collector share same surname and address.

Where learned: Home of informant in Detroit, Michigan

Keyword(s): Eudrance ; Jump

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Jump Rope Game

While jumping rope say the following;

Ice cream, soda ginger ale, pop

tell me the initail of your sweetheart

A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z

Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Rope-Jumping Rhymes

Ice cream soda, gingerale pop,

Tell me the initial of your sweetheart.

(Keep jumping until you miss one of the letters of the alpabet.)

Where learned: Informants home in Livonia, Michigan

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Jack and Mary sitting in a tree

K I S S I N G

Frist comes love then comes marriage

Than comes Mary with a  baby carriage.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname.

Where learned: At her home.

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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Jump Rope Rime

I'm a littler dutch girl dressed in blue;

These are the things I was taught to do;

Salute to the captain

Curtsey 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,

Where learned: Birmingham, Michigan

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

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Ice-cream, soda, ginger-ale, pop

tell me the initials of your

sweetheart, A,B,C,D, etc.

Where learned: Informants's house

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Rope Jumping Rime

Ice cream, soda water

Ginger ale pop

Tell me the intials of your own sweetheart

( you go through the alphabet)

Where learned: Informant learned this in a Saginaw, Michigan grade school

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump Rope Rhyjme

Ice cream soda,

Ginger-ale pop

Tell me the initials of your sweetheart

A,B,C,...till miss-1st initial

A, B, C,...till miss 2nd initial
 

Where learned: INFORMANTS HOME

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump Rope Rhyme

I love coffee I love tea

Johnny broke the sugar bowl and blamed it on me

I told ma, ma told pa

Johnny got a licking,  ha, ha, ha

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname.

Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANT'S HOME

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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Rope-Jumping Rhymes

Ice cream, soda, ginger ale, pop

These are the intials o fmy sweeetheart-

Go throuth alphabet until coming to initila of boyfrien (ex. a,b,c,d...)

Where learned: Told in Detroit

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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