The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

I EAT MY PEAS WITH HONEY, I'VE DONE IT ALL MY LIFE./ IT MAKES THE PEA
TASTE FUNNY, BUT IT KEEPS THEM ON THE KNIFE./

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I GACE HIM BACK HIS PEACHES./ I GAVE HIM BACK HIS PEAR./ I GAVE HIM
BACK HIS FIFTY CENTS./ AND KICKED HIM DOWN THE STAIRS.

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I HAD A LITTLE TEDDY BEAR, HIS NAME WAS TINY TIM,/ I PUT HIM IN THE
BATHTUB TO TEACH HIM HOW TO SWIM./ HE DRANK UP THE WATER, HE ATE UP T
SOAP, HE DIED LAST NIGHT WITH A BUBBLE IN HIS THROAT./ I CALLED UP TH
DOCTOR, I CALLED UP THE NURSE,/ I CALLED UP THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGAT
PURSE.

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I HATE BOSCO, BOSCO HATES ME./ MOMMY PUTS IN IN MY MILK TO TRY TO

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I LIKE COFFEE, I LIKE TEA AND I LIKE THE BOYS AND THEY LIKE ME.

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I LIKE COFFEE. I LIKE TEA. I LIKE----TO JUMP IN WITH ME.

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I LOVE COFFEE, I LOVE TEA, I LOVE THE BOYS AND THE BOYS LOVE ME.

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I ONE THE SNAKE, I TWO THE SNAKE, I THREE THE SNAKE, I FOUR THE SNAKE
I FIVE THE SNAKE, I SIX THE SNAKE, I SEVEN THE SNAKE,I ATE THE SNAKE.

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I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALLSCREAM FOR ICE CREAM.

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I SEE LONDON, I SEE FRANCE, I SEE---'S UNDERPANTS.

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I WENT DOWNTOWN TO MEET MISS BROWM./ SHE GAVE ME A NICKEL , I BOUGHT
PICKLE. THE PICKLE WAS SOUR, I BOUGHT A FLOWER, THE FLOWER WAS YELLO
I GAVE IT TO MY FELLOW.

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I WENT DOWNTOWN TO SEE MRS. BROWN/ SHE GAVE ME A NICKEL TO BUY A PICK
THE PICKEL WAS SOUR, SHE GAVE ME A FLOWER. THE FLOWER WAS RED, 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 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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