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Verse without music and dance also jump- rope
Hey girl
How bout a fight
Here comes Jody
With her britches on tight
She can wiggle
She can Waggle
Sge cab di tge sokuts
But I betcah 10 bucks
Lady can't do this
Lady on 1 foot
Lady on 2 foot
Lady on 3 foot
Lady on 4 foot
Lady on 5 foot
Lady on 6 foot
Lady on 7 foot
Lady on 8 foot
Lady on 9 foot
Lady on 10 foot
And your under the moon.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where the informant lives.
Where learned: KEATING SCHOOL
Keyword(s): ACTION ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump - Rope Rhyme.
Here comes the bride all
dressed in pink,
Open the window and
Let out the stink.
Submitter comment:
Collector learned this at the informant's home.
Where learned: Informant learned from her sister.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
Gypsy, gyspy, please tell me
What my husband's name will be.
(Repeat alphabet).
Where learned: Told at informan's home Warren Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhymes
Grace, Grace, dressed in lace,
Went uptsirts to power her face
How many boxes did she use?
(count until there is a miss)
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state what state or city it was learned.
Where learned: Informant learned from her sister.
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
Grace, Gace dressed in lace,
Went upstaris to powder her face.
How may powder-puffs did she use??
1,2,3,4,....
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and Infromant are the same person.
Where learned: Childhood.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jumprope Rhyme
High, Low, Jolly, Peppers.
High, Low, Jolly , Peppers.
High, Low, Jolly, Peppers
High, Low, Jolly, Peppers
Submitter comment:
While two peopleare turning the rope, one person is jumping and chanting this rhyme in a sing-song style. When he misses, he must jump again doing the action of the word he missed on. EX: If he missed on
"High" he as to jump while the rope is turning high- rope not touching the ground. "Low" he jumps crouched over. "Jolly"- he turns around while jumping. "Peppers"- the rope is turned very fast while he is jumping.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and Informant are the same person.
Where learned: Told in Detroit
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump- Rope Rhyme
Hi- water, 10-water, don't forget the red hop pepper!
Where learned: He rememberes it from gradeschool.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme Gipsy
Gipsy, Gispy, please tell me.
What kind of a husband will he be?
Rich man, poor man, beggar man, theif?
Gipsy, Gispy, pleasle tell me.
What kind of ring will it be?
Diamond, Ruby, Saphire?
Gibpsy, Gipsy, please tell me.
What kind of house will it be?
Mansion, castle, cottage?
Gipsy, Gipsy, please tell me.
How many children will there be?
1,2,3,4, etc. (countiune until misses)
Gipsy, Gispy, please tell me.
What colro will my children be?
Red, yellow, black, white.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname.
Where learned: Berkley , Michigan
Keyword(s): Charcter ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
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 |
Grace, Grace
Grace, Grace, dressed in lace
Went upstaris to power her face
How many boxes did she use?
One, two, three ....
(neighborhood rope skipping rhyme)
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where informant lives.
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump- Rope Rhymes
Rin Tin Tin sat on a pin
how many inches did it go
in; one, two, three, etc.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where informant lives.
Where learned: Collector does not say where it was learned.
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; p
| 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 |
Jump Rope Rhyme
Grandma,Grandma, I am ill.
Send for a doctor for a pill.
Doctor,doctor, shall I die?
Yes, my dear, and so shall I.
Where learned: Informant said when a child arounrd 1915. Told to the collector at informant's home.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
I'm A little Dutch girl
I'm a little Dutch girl.
Dressed in blue
And these are the thing that
We use to do,
Salute to the captain and
Bow to the queen,
Turn my back on the submarine.
Where learned: Collector does not state where it was learned.
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Down in the Valley (Rope Skipping Rhyme)
Down in the valley whwere the green grass groes
There sat Sally as sweet as a rose.
She sang, she sang, she sang so sweet
Along cam Jack and kissed her on the cheek.
How many kisses did he give her?
One,two, three, etc. and so on until the jumper misses.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where informant lives.
Where learned: Collectort does not state where it was learned.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
Down in the valley where the green grass grows.
There sat Sally as pretty as a rose.
Along came John and kissed her on the nose.
Howl may times did he kiss her?
Jump = One, Two,Three, Four, Five, etc. until you miss.
Where learned: Detroit,Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Down in the valley
Down in the valley
When the green grass grows
There sits _________________ as pretty as a rose.
She sang, she sang, she sang, so sweet
Along came _____________ and kissed her on the cheek
How many kisses did she recieve ......10, 20, 30
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
How many kisses did she receive?
Down in the valley where the green grass grows,
There sat Mary as sweet as a rose.
She sang,she sang,she sang so sweet;
Along came (Name) and kissed her on the cheek.
How many kisses did she receive?
1 - 2- 3 -....
(Mary Ann & Pat agree ont hte last line, Buty Mariy's version has instead: 5-10-15-.... or 100 -200-300-=...).
Submitter comment:
Pat Sanders and Mary Mieden learned at University of Detroit
Mary Ann Gehringer learned at home.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname Gehringer.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
Down in the valley
Where the green grass grows,
There sits (girl's name) as pretty as a rose.
She sang, and she sang
And she sang so sweet
Along came (boy's name) and kissed her on the cheek.
How many kisses did she reveive?
1-2-3-4-5-6 (coutn goes until child trips,)
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where informant lives.
Where learned: She learned this in grade school in NW Detroit , Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Rope- Jumping Rime
Down in the valley where the green grass grows,
There sat (name) pretty as a rose.
She sang, and she sang, and she sang so sweet,
Along came ( name) and kissed her on the cheek.
How many kisses did tshe revieve?
Ten, twenty, thirty, etc.
Where learned: Detroit,Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |