The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Rope Skipping Rhyme

Alabama, Buska, King of the Jews

Bought his wife a new pair of shoes.

When th eshoes began to wear,

Alabama Buska began to swear:

Wife,wife turn around,

Wife wife touch the ground

Wife,wife leave town

Where learned: From the children of her neighborhood.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Jump Rope Verse

Ala Baba Buskka king of the Jews

Bought his wife a new pair of shoes.

When the shoes began to wear

Ala Baba Bushkka began to swear.

Wife,wife turn around,

Wife, wife touch the groud,

Wife, wife shine my shoes,

Wife, wife you better skadoo.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname.

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

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Jump-rope Rhyme

Ali Baba, King of the Jews,

Bought his wife a new pair of shoes.

When hte soles began to wear,

Ali Baba bought her another pair.

When those shoes began to wear,

Ali Baba began to swear;

"Wife, wife, touch the ground."

"Wife, wife turn around."

Wife, wife, get out of town."

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname.

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

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Betty

Betty  Boop

Isn't she cute?

All she eats is

Vegetable soup.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where informant lives or where it was learned.

Where learned: PLACE UNKNOWN

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; Jump ; Plain

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Jumprope Rhyme

Blo9ndie and Dagwood going downtown

Blondie bought a pair of shoes

Dagwood bought the mourning news and this is what it said :

One, two, three ...

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant are the same person.

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

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump-Rope Rhyme

Blondie and Dagwood went downtown.

Blondie bought an evening gown.

Dagwood bought a pair of shoes.

Cookie bought the evneing news.

This is what it said:

Lady on one foot, one foot, one foot,

Lady on two feet, two feet, two feet,

Lady on three, feet, three feet,three feet,

Lady on four feet, four feet four.

Where learned: Informant learded from her sister. Collector at informants home.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Rope Skipping Rhyme

Blondie and dagwood went downtown

Blondie bought a eveing gown

Dagwood bought a pair of shoes

Cookie bought the evening news

Lady on one foot, one foot, one foot,

Lady on two feet, two feet,two feet,

Lady on three feet, three feet, three feet , ( and hand)

Lady on four feet, four feet, four feet, ( two hands)

Lady on five feet, five feet, five feet, (and head)

Lady pigeon-toed, pigeon-toed, pigeon-toed,

Lady bow-legged,bow-legged, bow-legged,

Lady stupid looking , stupid looking, studpid looking,

And that's why I'm  getting out of here.

(Person does as the rhyme says)

Where learned: Informant learned from children in her neighborhood.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Rope Jumping Rime

Blondie and Dagwood went downtown.

Blondie bought an evening gown

Dagwood bought the Sunday news

And here is how it read:

Jump hop pepper, or you are dead!

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where informant lives.

Where learned: Informant learned this a Grand Rapids, Michigan grade school.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; Jump ; SPEED

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Blondie and Dagwood went downtown.

Blondie bought an evening gown.

Suzie bought a pair of shoes.

Dagwood bought the eveing news.

And this is what it said,

"Shut your eyes and count to ten, unless you wan to to be a big fat hen."

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname.

Where learned: TOLD AT COLLECTORS HOME

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Blondie and Dagwood went to town,

Blondie bought an evening gown.

Dagwood bought a pair of shoes,

Alexander bought the news,

And in ther news it said,

"Close your eyes and count to ten."

"If you miss you take an end."

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname and address.

Where learned: Told at informant's home.

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Blondie and Dagwood

Blondie and Dagwood went to town

Blondie bougth an eveing gown

Dagwood bought a pair of shoes

Cookie bought an evening news

And in the news it said

Close your eyes and count to ten

And if you miss you take the end

1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and Informant are the same person.

Where learned: Told in Grosse Pte. Woods Michigan

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jumprope Rhyme

Blondie and Dagwood went to town,

Blondie bought an evening gown.

Dagwood bought a new pair of shoes.

Cookie stayed home to read the news,

And this is what she saw:

(count until you miss- one , two, etc. )

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant are the same person.

Where learned: Informant told in Detroit, Michigan

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump Roper Rhyme

Blondie and Dagwood went to town.

Blondie bought an evening gown.

Dogwood bought a newspatger that sadid

"Count to ten 1,2,3,4....10"

Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Keyword(s): Character/Endurance/Jump

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Jump Rope Rhyme Blondie & Dagwood

Blondie and Dagwood went to town

Blondie bought an evening gown

Dagwood bought the evening news

Thsi is what it said:

Close your eys and count to ten

If you miss take and end.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the sam surname.

Where learned: Berkley, Michigan

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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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

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