The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

I WENT DOWNTOWN TO MEET MISS BROWN/ SHE GAVE ME A NICKLE, I BOUGHT A
PICKLE, THE PICKLE WAS SOUR, I BOUGHT A FLOWER/ THE FLOWER WAS DEAD,
BOUGHT A BED. THE BED WAS THIN, I BOUGHT A PIN. THE PIN WAS SHARP, I
BOUGHT A HARP AND THE HARP BEGAN TO SING: HIGH, LOW, MEDIUM, WAVY,
WALKY, TALKY, TURN AROUND PEPPER)

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

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I WENT DOWNTOWN TO SEE MRS. BROWN. SHE GAVE ME A NICKLE TO BUY A PICK
THE PICKLE WAS SOUR SO I BOUGHT A FLOWER. THE FLOWER WAS YELLOW, I
GAVE IT TO MY FELLOW.

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I WROTE A LETTER TO MY LOVE. AND ON THE WAY I DROPPED IT . I DROPPED
IT TWICE. AND I DROPPED IT THREE TIMES OVER.

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ICE CREAM SODA WITH A CHERRY ON TOP, TELL ME THE INITIALS OF MY SWEET
HEART.

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ICE CREAM SODA, GINGER ALE POP, TELL ME THE INITIALS OF YOUR SWEET-
HEART. (GIVE HIS INITIALS)

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SEE SAW, MARGIE DAW. EEVY, IVY OVER. (ROPE IS SWUNG BACK AND FORTH O
EACH WORD AND OVER THE HEAD ON THE WORD OVER.)

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THERE WAS AN OLD LADY AND HER NAME WAS MISS/ BEFORE SHE DIED SHE TOLD
ME THIS: DARN THAT ROPE THAT MADE ME MISS. ( EVERY TIME THE WORD
"MISS" IS UTTERED THE PERSON JUMPING THE ROPE HAS TO MESS.)

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INK A PINK A BOTTLE OF INK. THE CORK POPPED OUT AND YOU STINK.

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INKY PINK, A BOTTLE OF INK, COR FELL OUT, AND YOU STINK. NOT BECAUSE
YOUR DIRTY, NOT BECAUSE YOUR CLEAN. BUT BECAUSE YOU KISSED A GIRL
BEHIND THE MAGAZINES.

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INKY BINKY BOTTLE OF INK. CORK'S OUT, YOU STINK.

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IT'S RAINNING, IT'S PURING. THE OLD MAN IS SNORING (SUNG WHILE ROPE
SWINGS GENTLY, BACK AND FORTH.

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JACK AND MARY SITTING IN A TREE,/ K-I-S-S-I-N-G./ FIRST COMES LOVE,
THAN COMES MARRIAGE,/ THAN COMES MARY WITH A BABY CARRIAGE.

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JEAN, JEAN, JELLY BEAN/ STUCK HER HEAD IN THE WATCSHING MACHINE. HER
MOTHER CRIED BECAUSE SHE DIED,/ AND THAT'S THE END OF JEAN, JEAN, JEL
BEAN.

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JINGLE, JUNGLE. HOW DO YOU DO?/ JUNGLE, JINGLE HOW ARE YOU
IS YOUR MOTHER AT HOME? I DON'T KNOW. JINGLE, JINGLE GO , GO, GO.

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JOE, JOE BROKE HIS TOE, RIDING ON A BUFFALO, WHEN HE CAME BACK, HE
BROKE HIS BACK, SLIDING ON A RAILROAD TRACK.

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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.

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I TOLD MA, MA TOLD PA, JOHNNY BROKE THE SUGAR BOWL AND BLAMED IT ON
ME./ HOW MANY SPANKINGS DID HE GET: 1,2,3, ETC. UNTIL MISS.

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JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN, JOHNNY OVER THE SEA. JOHNNY BROK THE MILK BOTT
AND BLAMED IT ONTO ME. I TOLD MA, MA TOLD PA. JOHNNY GOT A LICKIN, HA
HA,HA.

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JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN, JOHNNY OVER THE SEA, JOHNNY BROKE A BOTTLE AND
BLAMED IT ON ME. I TOLD MA, MA TOLD PA, AMD JOHNNY GOT A LICKIN, HA ,
HA, HA)

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