The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Ali Bali Bascha

Ali  Bali Bashcha king of all the Jews

Bought his wife a new pair of shoes.

When the shoes began wear.

Alie Bali Bascha began to swear.

Wife, wife, turn all around.

Wife, wife touch the ground.

Wife, wife get out of town.

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Jumping Rope Rhyme

Collector does not say what city or state where the informant is from.

Where learned: at school

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Jump rope rime

Teddy bear, Teddy Bear, turn around,

Teddy bear, Teddy bear, touch the ground.

Teddy bear, Teddy bear go upstairs.

say your pairs

Teddy bear, Teddy bear, turn off the light

Teddy bear, Teddy bear spell goodnight.

G-O-O-D-N-I-G-H-T.

Where learned: Told in Detroit

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Jump- rope Rime

Ching, Chong, Chinaman,

Sitting on a fence

Tried to make a dollar

Out of ninety -nine cents.

He missed.

He missed

He missed liked this.

Where learned: Told at Detroit.

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

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Jump Rope Rhyme

I'm a little Dutch Girl dressed in blue,

These are the things I like to do,

Salute to the captain,

Courtesy to thye king,

Srcu the floor of a dirty submarine.

Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Little Dutchgirl

I'm a little Dutchgirl, dressed in blue,

These are things I like to do:

Salute to the captain

Cursty to the queen

Turn my back to the dirty submarine.

Where learned: Royal Oak, Michigan

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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I'm a little Dutch girl

I'm a little Dutch girl,

Dressed in blue.

See how many things I can do.

Salute to the captain,

Curtesy to the queen,

Turn my back on the mean onld king.

(Player must do all these tricks while junping rope)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname.
 

Where learned: Westland, Michigan

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Rope Skipping Rhyme

I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue,

These are the things I liked to do:

Salute to the captain,

Curtsy to the queen.

Turn my heels on the mean old king.

Where learned: Learned from the children of her neighborhood.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Jump Rope Song

I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue.

I died last night at halp past two.

Where did I go?

Heaven, hellm purgatory.

(Repeated until one missed the jump)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state what city the informant lives or what city it was learned.

Where learned: Sung in youth.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; Jump ; SPEED

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Jump Rope Rhyme

I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue,

Theses are the things I like to do.

Salute to the captain,

Bow to the king,

Turn around like a submaraine.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname.
 

Where learned: Collector does not state where it was learned.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Rope - jumping rhymes

I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue.

And these are the things I like to do;

Salute to the captain,

Courtsy to the queen,

Touch the bottom of the dirty submarine.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname.
 

Where learned: Informant does not state where it was learned.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Rope jumping rhyme

I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue.

Here are thethings I liked to do,

Salute to the captain,

Cursty to the queen

Turn my back on the mean old king.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname.

Where learned: Informant learned at home .

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Rope- Jumping Rime

I'm a little Dutcyh girl dressed in blue.

Here the things I'm told to do:

Salute to the captain, curstesy to the queen,

Turn my back on teh dirty submarine.

Where learned: Childhood play 1960's

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Rope-Jumping Rhymes

I'm a little Dutdh girl dressed in blue,

Theses are the things that I like to do,

Salute to the capatain,

Courtsy to the queen,

Turn my back on the mea, old king/

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not indicate where the informant lives.

Where learned: Learned in her front yard.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Jump Rope Rhymes

Grace, Grace, dressed in lace,

Went uptsirts to power her face

How many boxes did she use?

(count until there is a miss)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state what state or city it was learned.

Where learned: Informant learned from her sister.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Dutch Girl

I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue.

Here art the things I like to do bow to the captain cursty to the queen.

Touch the bottom of the dirty submarine.
 

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname. Collector does not state where informant lives.

Where learned: Informants home.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Jump Rope Jungle

I'm a little Dutch girl.

Dressed in blue;

These are the things

I like to do:

Salute to the captain,

Bow to the queen

And trun my back

On ht submarine!

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: Collector does not state where it was learned.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Grace, Grace

Grace, Grace, dressed in lace

Went upstaris to power her face

How many boxes did she use?

One, two, three ....

(neighborhood rope skipping rhyme)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where informant lives.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump- Rope Rhymes

Rin Tin Tin sat on a pin

how many inches did it go

in; one, two, three, etc.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where informant lives.

Where learned: Collector does not say where it was learned.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; p

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I'm A little Dutch girl

I'm a little Dutch girl.

Dressed in blue

And these are the thing that

We use to do,

Salute to the captain and

Bow to the queen,

Turn my back on the submarine.

Where learned: Collector does not state where it was learned.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; Jump

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Alabama Buska

Alabama Buska, king of the Jews

Bought his wife a pair of shoes

When the shoes beganto wear

Alabama began to swear

Wife,wife go upstairs

Wife, wife some down stairs

Wife, wife touch the ground

etc.

Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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