The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

HOUSE FOR SALE, ROOM FOR RENT/ WHEN I MOVE OUT, LET----MOVE IN./ HERE
IS THE KEY TO LOCK THE DOOR, SHUT YOU MOUTH AND SAY NO MORE.

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CALL-RHYME

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HOUSE FOR SALE, INQUIRE WITHIN. WHEN I MOVE OUT, LET ----MOVE IN.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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HOUSE FOR SALE, INQUIRE WITHIN/ WHEN I MOVE OUT, LET ----MOVE IN.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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I HAD A LITTLE BABY, HIS NAME WAS TINY TIM/ PUT HIM IN THE BATHTUB TO
TEACH HIM HOW TO SWIM/ HE DRANK ALL THE WATER, HE ATE ALL THE SOAP/
HE DIED LAST NIGHT FROM A BUBBLE IN HIS THROAT./ I CALLED THE DOCTOR.
I CALLED THE NURSE./ I CALLED THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE./ IN
CAMETHE DOCTOR (ANOTHER JUMPS IN)/ IN CAME THE NURSE (ANOTHER JUMPS I
IN CAME THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE (ANOTHER JUMPS IN) OUT WENT
THE DOCTOR (ONE JUMPS OUT)/ OUT WENT THE NURSE (ANOTHER JUMPS OUT)/
OUT WENT THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER

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I LOVE COFFEE, I LOVE TEA, I WANT SOMEONE TO JUMP WITH ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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I LOVE COFFEE, I LOVE TEA. I WANT ----TO JUMP WITH ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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L LIKE COFFEE, I LIKE TEA. I'D LIKE---TO JUMP WITH ME. I HATE COFFEE,
I HATE TEA. I'S HATE ---- TO JUMP WITH ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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I LIKE COFFE, I LIKE TEA. I'D LIKE ----TO JUMP WITH ME. I HATE COFFEE
I HATE TEA, I'D HATE ---TO JUMP WITH ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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I LIKE COFFEE, I LIKE TEA, I WANT SOMEONE TO JUMP WITH ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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I SING A SONG THAT'S NOT VERY LONG AND WHEN I HAVE FINISHED GINNY SHA
CHASE ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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JUMP-ROPE RHYME

JUMP ALL TOGETHER GIRLS,
JUST LIKE THE WEATHER GIRLS:
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.

Submitter comment:

AS EACH MONTH IS CALLED, EACH GIRL JUMPS IN FOR THE MONTH OF HER BIRTHDAY. THE RHYME IS REPEATED AND THE GIRLS JUMP OUT IN THE SAME ORDER.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname and place of residence.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; informant's home

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

Date learned: 03-01-1971

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JUMP ROPE SONG

KEEP THE KETTLE BOILING, EMPTY ROPE(')S A MISS.

(BEFORE THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU GOES OUT, YOU JUMP IN, OR ELSE YOU MISS.)

Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

Date learned: 00001967 FALL

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JUMP ROPE RHYME

I HAD A LITTLE TEDDY BEAR
HIS NAME WAS TINY TIM
I PUT HIM IN THE BATHTUB
TO SEE IF HE COULD SWIM

HE DRANK UP ALL THE WATER
HE ATE UP ALL THE SOAP
HE DIED LAST NIGHT
WITH A BUBBLE IN HIS THROAT.

IN CAME THE DOCTOR
IN CAME THE NURSE
IN CAME THE LADY
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE

MUMPS SAID THE DOCTOR
MUMPS SAID THE NURSE
MUMPS SAID THE LADY
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE

OUT WENT THE DOCTOR
OUT WENT THE NURSE
OUT WENT THE LADY
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.

Submitter comment:

INFORMANT LEARNED THIS RHYME IN HER GRADE SCHOOL DAYS ON THE EAST SIDE OF DETROIT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Date learned: 10-00-1967

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ROPE-JUMPING RHYME

LET'S ALL GO TOGETHER GIRLS,
JUST LIKE THE WEATHER GIRLS.
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, APRIL, MAY, JUNE....DECEMBER.

Where learned: KEATING SCHOOL

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

Date learned: 11-06-1967

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ROPE SKIPPING RHYME

MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER, LIVES ACROSS THE STREET
EVERY TIME THEY HAD A FIGHT, THIS IS WHAT THEY SAY TO ME:
ACABACA SODA CRACKER, ACABACA SODA CRACKER
ACABACA SODA CRACKER AND OUT GOES YOU.

Submitter comment:

LEARNED IN THE SUMMER OF 1964 FROM THE CHILDREN OF HER NEIGHBORHOOD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Date learned: 00001964 SUMMER

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JUMP-ROPE RHYME

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
HUCKLEBERRY FINN
WHEN I CALL YOUR BIRTHDAY
PLEASE JUMP IN.

Submitter comment: CALLER THEN CALLS MONTHS AND THE PEOPLE JUMP IN. LEARNED FROM A
PLAYMATE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER

Date learned: 10-15-1967

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STANDING ON A CORNER CHEWING A PIECE OF GUM. ALONG COMES ---AND ASKS
FOR SOME

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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JUMP-ROPE JINGLE

MOTHER, MOTHER, I AM ILL; CALL THE DOCTOR OVER THE HILL.
IN CAME THE DOCTOR; IN CAME THE NURSE; IN CAME THE LADY WITH THE
ALLIGATOR PURSE.
DOCTOR, DOCTOR, WILL I DIE? YES, MY CHILD, BUT DO NOT CRY.
I DON'T WANT THE DOCTOR; I DON'T WANT THE NURSE; I DON'T WANT THE
LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.

Submitter comment: REMEMBERED

Where learned: NOT RECORDED

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER

Date learned: 09-15-1968

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ROPE JUMPING RIME

MARGIE HAD A BABY, NAMED HIM TINY TIM
PUT HIM IN THE BATHTUB TO TEACH HIM HOW TO SWIM.
HE DRANK UP ALL THE WATER, HE ATE UP ALL THE SOAP.
MARGIE CALLED THE DOCTOR, MARGIE CALLED THE NURSE, MARGIE CALLED
THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
IN CAME THE DOCTOR, IN CAME THE NURSE, IN CAME THE LADY WITH THE
ALLIGATOR PURSE.
DEAD SAID THE DOCTOR, DEAD SAID THE NURSE, DEAD SAID THE LADY WITH
THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
OUT WENT THE DOCTOR, OUT WENT THE NURSE, OUT WENT THE LADY WITH THE
ALLIGATOR PURSE.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYMATES.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER

Date learned: 03-30-1967

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