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Game Verse- Rope Jumping Rhyme
Down in the valley where the gren grass grows,
There sat (insert nameof person jumping ropw) as sweet as a rose,
I sang, I sang, I sang so sweet,
Along came ( insert name of favorite girl or boy depending on whether a boy or girl is jumping at the time) and kissed me on the cheek.
How many kisses did I receive?
The people swining the rope count until the jumper misses.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname
Where learned: COLLECTED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Down in the valley
Down in the valley, where the green grass gows, there sat (name)
as sweet as a rose. Along came name and kissed her on the cheek. How many did she receive? 1,2,3,4, etc.
When she played jump-rope, she used to say this.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Down in the valley
Down in the valley where the green grass grow
There sits ________ as sweet as a rose.
Along came __________kissed her on the cheek.
How many kisses did she receive---1,2,3,4,5...etc.
Submitter comment:
With this rhyme, the jumper includes the names they so desire. Alson they coninue to count until they miss
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where the informant lives or where or when it was learned.
Where learned: Not Stated
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump-rope chant #2
This chant is used to keep the rope in rhym, but it can also be used as a put-down technique by substituting a boy whom the girl dislikes--
"Down in the valley where the green grass grows, ther sat (--),
sweet as a rose. She waited for a day and she waieted for a week,
and along came(--) and kissed her on the cheek."
Where learned: Told at University of Detroit
| 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 Marsha
as sweet as a rose. Along came Gregg and kissed her on the
cheek: how many kisses did she get
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname.
Where learned: Battle Creek, Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump-Rope Rhymes
Down in the valey where the gree grass grows,
There sits Name as sweet as a rose,
along comes name and kissed her on the cheek
that's what you get for kissing for a week.
How many kisses did she get that week
1,2,3,4,...
Jump untill the person misses
in the first place where name is you put a girls name that
happens to be jumping
in the second place you put her supposed boyfriends name
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where was learned or where the informant lives.
Where learned: Not Stated
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Down in the valley
Down int the valley where the green grass grows,
There sat Debbie as preetty as a Rose,
She sang, she sang so sweet.
Along came Paul and kissed her on the cheek.
Where learned: MARYGROVE COLLEGE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Chicargo a jump rope verse
A chicken in a car
And the car can't go
Thats the way to spell - Chicago
Submitter comment:
Rope Jumping Rhyme.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname.
Where learned: TOLEDO, Ohio
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump rope chant
With each jump, the group would chant a letter of the alpabet (A,B,C...)
Until the jumper stopped on one of the letter. Then the jumper would
Have to name a bou whose name began with that letter. She jumped
would then begin to jump again as the group chante: " Does he love your?"
Yes no, yes no..... until thye jumper stopped oneither a yes or no.
Where learned: Did this as a child
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump-Rope Rhymes
"A" My name is Alice
My husbands name is Alfred
We come from Alabama
And he sales apples
"B" My name if Betty
My husbands name is Bob
We come from Boston
And he sells bananas
( The rhyme co9ntiunes with each letter of the alphabet)
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where the informat lives.
Where learned: University of Deteroit
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Rope- Jumping Rime
A-- my name is Alive, my husband's name is Alfred, we live in Albany and we sell apples.
B-- my name is Barbara, my husband's name is Bobby, we live in Buffalo, and we sell bread.
C -- my name is Chrissy, my husbands's name is Charles, we live in Chicago, and we sell carrots.
(etc all the way throug the alphabet)
Where learned: Informant learned this from her neighborhood playmates in Euclid, Ohio.
Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump ; Jump ; Plain
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Acca, Bucca
Aka bakka, soda cracker
Akka bakka soda cracker
Aka bakka boo
If your fater chews tobacco
He's a regular jew
Out goes the cat
Out goes the rat
Out goes you
Where learned: Told at University of Detroit Student Union
Keyword(s): Jump ; Jump ; Plain ; Seed
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jumping Rope Rhyme
Cups and saucers, dishes and plates
How many dishes did you break?
1,2,3, ....(The jumper keeps jumping until a miss)
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where the informant lives. Collector and informant share the same surname.
Where learned: Informant learned it at home.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Alla (Jump Rope Verse)
Alla, Alla,
Dressed in yella
Went downtown to see her fella
How many kisses did she recieve?
One, two, etc. (until one misses)
(This is a common jingle that Debbie and her friens used when skipping rope)
Where learned: Dearborn, Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Rope Skipping Rhyme
Andy Spandy Sugardy Candy
French Almond rock
Bread and butter for your supper
All your mother;s got.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard children saying this while skipping rope in Sussex, England.
Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANT'S HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump rope rhymes
Apples, peaches, creamery butter.
Here's the name of my true lover.
(call letter of alphabet until miss)
Data entry tech comment:
Colletor does not state where informant lives.
Where learned: Learned at her home in her neghborhood.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Title unknown
Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin pie
How many years befor I die
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where the informant lives.
Where learned: Collector does not state where it was learned.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Rope Jumping Rhymes
Apples, peaches, pumpkin pie
How many years before I die?
Where learned: Collector does not state where it was learned.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Food
Apples, Peach, Pumpkin pie
Whose not ready holler I
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and Informant are the same person. Collector does not state where she lives.
Where learned: The collector does not state where it was learned.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump-Rope Rhyme
Appleassauce, mustard, cider
How many legs has a spider?
One, two, three, etc.
(Until the jumpermisses)
Submitter comment:
(Informant was apathetic towards this item)
Where learned: This was learned at home in Allen Park, Michigan .
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |