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JUMP-ROPE RHYME
JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN,
JOHNNY OVER THE SEA,
JOHNNY BROKE A MILK BOTTLE,
AND BLAMED IT ON ME.
I TOLD MOM
AND MOM TOLD PA.
JOHNNY GOT A WHIPPING
HA, HA, HA!
HOW MANY WHIPPINGS DID HE GET?
1-2-3 (UNTIL YOU MISS)
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-26-1969
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN,
JOHNNY OVER THE SEA,
JOHNNY BROKE A BOTTLE AND BLAMED IT ON ME.
I TOLD MA, AND MA TOLD PA, AND JOHNNY GOT A LICKIN' SO
HA! HA! HA!
HOW MANY LICKIN'S DID JOHNNY GET?
1,2,3,4,5, ETC., ETC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN.
JOHNNY OVER THE SEA.
JOHNNY BROKE THE SUGARBOWL
AND BLAMED IT ON ME.
I TOLD MA, MA TOLD PA,
JOHNNY GOT A LICKEN,
HA, HA, HA!
HOW MANY LICKENS DID HE RECEIVE??
1, 2, 3, 4,.....
Submitter comment:
Informant learned this in the 1950s.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001950'S
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN, JOHNNY OVER THE SEA
JOHNNY BROKE A MILK BOTTLE, AND BLAMED IT ON ME
I TOLD MOM, MOM TOLD PA
JOHNNY GOT A LICKING HA HA HA
HOW MANY LICKINGS DID HE RECEIVE
(1, 2, 3,...)
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-13-1969
JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN
JOHNNY OVER THE OCEAN,
JOHNNY OVER THE SEA,
JOHNNY BROKE A TEAPOT
AND BLAMED IT ON ME.
I TOLD MA,
MA TOLD PA,
JOHNNY GOT A LICKIN, HA, HA, HA,
HOW MANY LICKINS DID HE GET THAT WEEK?
1, 2, 3, 4,...UNTIL PERSON MISSES
Where learned: NOT RECORDED
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
JOHNEY OVER THE OCEAN; JOHNEY OVER THE SEA. JOHNEY BROKE A MILK BOTTLE BLAMED ON TO ME. I TOLD MA, MA TOLD PA, JOHNEY GOT A LICKEN. HA HA HA. HOW MANY LICKENS DID HE GET THAT WEEK.
(JUMP TILL YOU MISS)
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
JUMP-ROPE RHYMES
JUDGE, JUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE, MAMA HAD A NEWBORN BABY.
IT ISN'T A BOY AND IT ISN'T A GIRL, IT'S JUST AN ORDINARY BABY.
WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE PAPER, SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR.
HOW MANY FLOORS DOES IT GO...1, 2, 3,
(AND SO ON UNTIL THE JUMPER MISSES)
Where learned: MICHIGAN
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
JUMP ROPE RHYME
LINCOLN, LINCOLN, I'VE BEEN THINKIN'
WHAT ON EARTH HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKIN'?
IS IT WHISKEY? IS IT WINE?
OH MY GOSH, IT'S TURPENTINE!
HOW MANY BOTTLES DID YOU DRINK?
ONE, TWO, THREE, ...
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 7792 Dayton Ave.
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED
MABLE
MABLE, MABLE, SET THE TABLE
AND DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPERS!
REAL FAST 1, 2, 3, 4, ETC.
Submitter comment:
WHEN SHE PLAYED JUMP-ROPE SHE USED TO SAY THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
JUMPING RHYME
MABLE, MABLE, SET THE TABLE.
HOW MANY DISHES WILL SHE SET?
(JUMP, COUNTING, UNTIL YOU MISS.)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD ; SAINT HILARY'S GRADE SCHOOL
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1971
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
RIN TIN TIN SAT ON A PIN.
HOW MANY INCHES DID IT GO IN?
1, 2, 3,...ETC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-01-1968
GAME VERSE
RIN TIN TIN SAT ON A PIN,
HOW MANY INCHES DID IT GO IN.
ONE, TWO, THREE, ETC.
THIS VERSE IS SAID WHEN JUMPING ROPE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 12-06-1965
ROPE-JUMPING RHYMES
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE;
HUCKLEBERRY FINN;
WHE N I CALL YOUR BIRTHDAY,
PLEASE JUMP IN:
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, ETC.
Where learned: FRONT YARD
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-23-1968
S-C-H-O-O-L
S-C-H-O-O-L SPELLS SCHOOL.
1ST GRADE--JUMP ONCE
2ND GRADE--JUMP TWICE
3RD GRADE--JUMP THREE TIMES
4TH GRADE-- JUMP FOUR TIMES
5TH GRADE--5 JUMPS ONE FOOT
6TH GRADE--6 JUMPS ROTATING
7TH GRADE-- 7 JUMPS ROATAING AND TOUCHING GROUND WITH 1 HAND.
8TH GRADE--I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL
DRESSED IN BLUE.
THESE ARE THE THINGS I LIKE TO DO.
SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN
BOE TO THE QUEEN.
AND TURN MY BACK ON THE MEAN OLD KING.
9TH GRADE--CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE IN 1492.
THE WAVES GOT HIGHER AND HIGHER AND OVER
THE BOUNDRY MAIN.
THESE ARE THE SHIPS THAT D- REMAIN
1-2-3...
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON
Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-00-1971
ADVANCING THROUGH THE GRADES
"SC-H-O-O-L, SPELLS--SCHOOL."
THE JUMPER RUNS AROUND A TWIRLER, SAYS "KINDERGARTEN,"
THEN TRIES TO RUN THROUGH THE ROPE WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED BY IT.
TWIRLER. THEN "SECOND GRADE," JUMPS TWICE, AND SO ON ALL THE
WAY UP TO TWELFTH GRADE. IF HE EVER FAILS A JUMP, WHICH USUALLY
HAPPENS, THE PLAY PASSES TO THE NEXT PERSON.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-10-1968
SCHOOL, S-C-H-O-O-L SPELLS SCHOOL, PERIOD, COMA, QUESTION MARK OUT.
KINDERGARDEN, FIRST GRADE, ,KINDERGARDEN FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE,
KINDERGARDEN, FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE, THIRD GRADE ETC. UP TO 12TH
GRADE.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
SCHOOL, S-C-H-O-O-L SPELLS SCHOOL, PERIOD, COMA , OUT. KINGDERGARDEN,
KINDERGARDEN, FRIST GRADE. KINDERGARDEN, FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE.
KINDERGARDEN, FIRST GRADE, SECOND GRADE, THIRD GRADE ETC UP TO12TH.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
SCHOOL. KINDERGARDEN: RUN THROUGH THE TWRILING ROPE. FIRST GRADE: JUM
ONCE. SECOND GRADE: JUMP TWICE. THIRD GRADE: JUMP THREE TIMES ETC. TO
12TH GRADE.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
SEA SHELLS, MANY BELLS EEVY, IVY, OVER. MY BOYFRIEND'S NAME IS ROVER.
HOW MANY KISSES WILL I GET? (RED HOT PEPPER, COUNTING)
Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
SEA SHELLS, COCKLE BELLS, EEVY, IVY, OVER. ONE AND TWO MAKE FOUR, THR
AND THREE MAKE SIX. ETC.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |