The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

HI HO SILVER HOW'S ABOUT A DATE?/ MEET ME AT THE CORNER AT HALF PAST
EIGHT.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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HI HO SILVER , HOW ABOUT A DATE?/ MEET ME AT THE CORNER AT A HALF PAS
EIGHT./ I CAN DO THE WIGGLE - HOW MANY WIGGLES CAN I DO?

Keyword(s): ACTION-JUMP ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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HI, LOW, JOLLY PEPPERS./ SLEEPY, SALTY, JOLLY PEPPERS/ UPSTAIRS, DOWN
STAIRS, JOLLY PEPPERS, / SLEEPY, SALTY, JOLLY PEPPERS.

Keyword(s): JOHNSON, KAREN ; SPEED-JUMP

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HI, LOW, MEDIUM, WALKIE, TALKIE, SLOWLY, PEPPER. ( AT PEPPER SPEED)

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HI-WATER, LO-WATER, DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPER)

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPER. HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPER, (KEEP REPEATING
UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO STOP ON ONE OF THE WORDS) THE WORD YOU STOP ON
MEANS YOU MAKE THE NEXT PERSON IN LINE PREFORM THE ACTION.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW JOLLY PEPPER. (REPEAT) ( THE FIRST TIME A PERSON GOES TO
JUMP THE ROPE IT IS ABOUT WAIST HIGH. THE SECOND TIME TIME THE ROPE
IS ON THE GROUND. THE THIRD TIME THE ROPE IS TWIRLED VERY FAST.

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPERS, HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPERS. HIGH, LOW, JOLL
PEPPERS. HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPERS. (WHILE TWO ARE TURNING THE ROPE
ONE PERSON IS JUMPING AND CHANTING THIS RHYME . WHEN HE MISSES, HE
MUST JUMP AGAIN DOING THE ACTION OF THE WORD HE MISSED ON.

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, JOLLY, PEPPER. (CHANT THIS UNTIL YOU MISS. IF YOU MISS ON
"HIGH" YOU MUST THEN JUMP WHILE OTHERS TURN THE ROPE WITHOUT TOUCHING
THE GROUND. IF YOU MISS ON "LOW", THEY TWIRL THE ROPE LOW. IF YOU MI
ON "JOLLY", YOU MUST SPIN AROUND WHILE JUMPING. IF YOU MISS ON "PEPPE
THE TWIRLERS GO VERY FAST.)

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, MEDIUM, SLOW, JOLLY PEPPER. 1,2,3, GO)

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, MEDIUM, JOLLY, PEPPERS. REPEAT TIL YOU MISS . ON THE WORD
YOU MISS YOU DO THE FOLLOWING: HIGH - ROPE TURNED IN HIGH MOTION,
LOW - ROPE TURNED IN LOW MOTION, JOLLY - ROPE TURNED IN REGULAR MOTIO
PEPPERS - ROPE TURNED EXTRA FAST.

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

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HIGH, LOW, MEDIUM, SLOW, ROCK, DOLLY, BLUEBELLS, PEPPER, 10820830 ETC

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump ; SPEED-JUMP

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I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL DRESSED IN BLUE./ I DIED LAST NIGHT AT HALF
PAST TWO. WHERE DID I GO? HAVEN, HELL, PURGATORY. (REPEATED UNTIL
ONE MISSES)

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP

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I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL DRESSED IN BLUE,/ THESE ARE THE THINGS I WAS
TAUGHT TO DO: SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN, COURTSEY TO THE QUEEN, TURN MY
BACK ON THE SUBMARINE./ I CAN DO THE HOOTCHY, GOOTCHY, / I CAN DO THE
SPLIT, / I CAN MISS JUST LIKE THIS.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; SPEED-JUMP

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I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL DRESSED IN WHITE./ THESE ARE THE THINGS I
SAY AT NIGHT: GOODNIGHT TO MY MOTHER, GOODNIGHT TO MY FATHER AND
GOODNIGHT TO MY BABY BROTHER.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

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I'M A PRETTY LITTLE DUTCH GIRL , AS PRETTY AS PRETTY CAN BE./ AND ALL
THE BOYS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE CRAZY OVER ME./ MY BOYFRIEND'S NAME
TO TOMMY. HE COMES FROM THE LAND OF SALAIMI./ WITH PICKLES ON HIS
NOSE AND FIVE BLACK TOES./ THAT'S THE WAY MY STORY GOES.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

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I'M GOING DOWNTOWN TO SMOKE MY PIPE./ I WON'T BE BACK TILL SATURDAY
NIGHT./ I'LL WHIP YOU BLUE, I'LL WHIP YOU BLACK./ ESPECIALLY YOU MY
DAUGHTER SUE.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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I ASKED MY MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS,/ TO SEE THE ELEPHANT JUMP THE FENC
HE JUMPED SO HIGH, HE TOUCHED THE SKY./ AND DIDN'T COME BACK TIL THE
FOURTH OF JULY.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

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I ASKED MY MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS./ TO SEE THE ELEPHANT JUMP THE FENC
HE JUMPED SO HIGH, HE TOUCHED THE SKY./ AND DIDN'T COME DOWN TIL THE
FOURTH OF JULY.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

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1,2,3,4,5, I CAUGHT A HARE ALIVE./ 6,7,8,9,10 I LET HIM GO AGAIN.

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

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