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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Rope - Jumping Rhyme
Bluebells, Cockershells
Evy - ivy over
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where informant lives.
Where learned: Learned it from her neighborhood on the west side of Detroit
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Unknown
Blue bells cockel shells enie inie over.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname. Collector does not indicate where it was learned or where the informant lives.
Where learned: SOURCE UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Blue Bells
Blue bells,
Cocker shells
Evy, ivy,
Over
Where learned: New Lothrop, Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Blue Bells
Blue bells, cockele shells
Evy, ivy over.
(After swaying rope black and forth, as child jumps over it , Children begin a game3 of tag thru, the jump rope. )
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant are the same person. Collector does not state where it was learned or where the informant lives.
Where learned: SOURCE UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Verse
Blue bells, cockle shells
Evy, Ivy , over.
(Informant is a friend's youngeist sister and she is about eight years old.
Where learned: Told in Informant's home.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Blue Bells
Blue bells,cockle shells,
Ienie, meenie , over.
(Jumping rope, swing rope, back & forth on ground and over an over)
Where learned: Detroit,Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Blue Bells
Blue bells cockle shells,
Blue bells cockle shells
Eevy, ivy,over!
Submitter comment:
She used to say this when she played jump-rope.
Where learned: Detroit Michigan
James Callow Keyword(s): Plain:Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump-Rope rhyme
Blue bells cocker shells
Eevie, Ivy , Over!
Submitter comment:
The two children holding the ends of the rope, sway the rope back and forth. The person, who is to juomp, stands alongside of the rope and then those holding the ends of the rope begin to sway it back and forth whie chanting. They then begin to twirl the rope and the juimper does another rhyme.
Data entry tech comment:
The collector and informant are the same person .
Where learned: St. Clair Shores, Michigan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jumprope Rhyme
Blue bells,
Cockle shells,
Evie, ivy, over.
Submitter comment:
Two peopl swing the rope back and forth while someon is jumpin over it. Then on "Over" the end people start twrrling the rope and the person in the middle jumps til he misses.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where the informant lives.
Where learned: Told in Detroit Michigan
| Subject headings: | 570 570.560 |
Folk Verse (Rope Jumping)
Blue bells, cockle shells,
Eevy, ivy, overhead.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where it was learned.
Where learned: PLACE UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
Blue bells cockle shells
evey, ivy overs. Ginny.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Blue Bells, Cockle Shells (b)
Blue bells, cockle shells,
Ievey, Ivy, over,
Here come teacher wit a big black stick-
Better know my ritmetic
Where learned: Informant does not state where it was learned.
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; Jump ; Plain
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |