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ACCA BACCA SODA CRACKER. ACCA BACCA BOO IF YOUR FATHER CHEWS TOBACCO
HE'S A REGULAR JEW. OUT GOES THE CAT, OUT GOES THE RAT, OUT GOES YOU.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; STUDENT UNION
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-31-1970
ALABAMA BUSCHA, KING OF THE JEWS,
BOUGHT HIS WIFE A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
WHEN THOSE SHOES BEGAN TO WEAR, ALABAMA BUSCHA BEGAN TO SWEAR, WIFE,
WIFE GO UPSTAIRS, WIFE, WIFE TOUCH THE FLOOR, RED HOT PEPPERS
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTION RHYME, SPEED-JUMP ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
ALABAMA BUSKA, KING OF THE JEWS BOUGHT HIS WIFE A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
WHEN THE SHOES BEGAN TO WEAR
ALABAMA BUSKA BEGAN TO SWEAR. WIFE, WIFE,
GO UP STAIRS, WIFE, WIFE COME DOWNSTAIRS.
WIFE TOUCH THE GROUND E
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): ACTION-JUMP ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C70 C70.560 |
Date learned: 03-17-1970
ANDY SPANDY SUGARDY CANDY, FRENCH ALMOND ROCK, BREAD AND BUTTER FOR
FOR YOUR SUPPER, ALL YOUR MOTHER'S GOT.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD CHILDREN SAYING THIS WHILE SKIPPING ROPE
IN SUSSEX, ENGLAND
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-18-1970
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE, WHOSE NOT READY HOLLER "I".
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
BELL BOTTOM TROUSERS, COATS OF NAVY BLUE, LOOSE AROUND THE ANKLES
TIGHT AROUND THE AS-K ME NO QUESTIONS AND I WILL TELL NO LIES, IF YOU
DON'T BELIEVE ME YOU CAN GO TO HELL-O OPERATOR GIVE ME NUMBER NINE
IF HE DOESN'T ANSWER, GIVE ME BACK MY DIME.
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-18-1968
BETTY, BETTY STUMPED HER TOE/ ON THE WAY TO MEXICO/ ON THE WAY BACK
SHE BROKE HER BACK/ SLIDING ON THE RAILROAD TRACK.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-26-1967
BETTY BOOP/ ISN'T SHE CUTE?/ ALL SHE EATS IS VEGETABLE SOUP.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
BIRDIE, BIRDIE IN THE SKY/ DROPPED SOME WHITE WASH IN MY EYE,/ ME NO
BABY, ME NO CRY/ ME JUST GLAD THAT COWS DON'T FLY.
Keyword(s): PLAIN -JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
BLONDIE AND DAGWOOD WENT DOWNTOWN./ BLONDIE BOUGHT AN EVENING GOWN,/
DAGWOOD BOUGHT A PAIR OF SHOES./ COOKIE BOUGHT THE EVENING NEWS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-28-1967
BLONDIE AND DAGWOOD WENT TOWNTOWN/ BLONDIE BOUGHT AN EVENING GOWN/
DAGWOOD BOUGHT THE SUNDAY NEWS/ AND HERE IS HOW IT READ: JUMP HOT
PEPPER, OR YOU ARE DEAD.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-30-1967
BLUEBELLS, COCKERSHELLS,/ EEVY, IVY OVER.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED IT FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD ON
THE WEST SIDE OF DETROIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-30-1967
BLUEBELLS, COCKERSHELLS,/ EEVY, IVY OVER.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
BLUEBELLS, COCKERSHELLS,/ EEVY, IVY, OVER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; NEW LOTHROP
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-02-1968
BLUEBELLS, COCKLESHELLS,/ EEVY, IVY, OVER.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
BLUEBELLS, COCKLESHELLS,/ EEVY, IVY OVER.
(SWING ROPE BACK AND FORTH ON THE GROUND AND OVER ON "OVER."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
BLUE BELLS COCKLE SHELLS,/ BLUE BELLS COCKLE SHELLS, EEVY, IVY OVER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PLAIN JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
BLUE BELLS, COCKER SHELLS, EEVY, IVY, OVER
THE CHILDREN HOLDING THE
ENDS OF THE ROPE, SWAY THE ROPE BACK AND FORTH. THE PERSON WHO IS TO
JUMP, STANDS ALONG SIDE OF THE ROPE AND THEN
THOSE HOLDING THE ENDS OF
THE ROPE BEGIN TO SWAY IT BACK AND FORTH WHILE CHANTING THE VERSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
BLUE BELLS,/ COCKLE SHELLS,/ EEVY IVY OVER. ( TWO PEOPLE SWING THE
ROPE BACK AND FORTH WHILE SOMEONE IS JUMPING OVER IT. THEN ON "OVER"
THE END PEOPLE START TURNING THE ROPE AND THE PERSON IN THE MIDDLE
JUMPS TIL HE MISSES.)
Where learned: DETROIT ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-01-1971
BLUE BELLS, COCKLE SHELLS,/ EEVY, IVY, OVERHEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-25-1968