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GAMES
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT GO SO SLOW.
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT STEP ON THE GAS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; KEATING SCHOOL
Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-21-1967
HOT PEPPERS
MUSTARD, KETCHUP, PICKLES, VINEGAR, HOT PEPPERS (JUMP)
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
PEPPERS
MUSTARD, KETCHUP, SUGAR, PICKLES, PEPPERS. (JUMP)
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
MABEL
MABEL, MABEL
SET THE TABLE
AND DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPERS.
(SPEED THE ROPE)
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-11-1968
MABEL, MABEL
MABEL, MABEL, SET THE TABLE.
DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT
PEPPER (...SWING ROPE REAL FAST)
Submitter comment:
SCHOOL JUMP ROPE RHYME
Where learned: INFORMANT'S HOME
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 08-05-1964
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
MABEL, MABEL SET THE TABLE
DON'T FORGET THE SALT AND PEPPER
(ROPE WHIRLS REAL FAST WHEN YOU SAY PEPPER)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; informant's home
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-23-1970
Jump-rope Rhyme
MABLE, MABLE
SET THE TABLE.
DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPER.
Submitter comment:
ON THE WORD "PEPPER," THE ROPE IS TURNED FASTER AND FASTER TILL THE JUMPER MISSES.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname and place of residence.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HAMTRAMCK ; informant's home
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-11-1971
ROPE JUMP RIME
MABLE, MABLE, SET THE TABLE
DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPER!
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER AS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-29-1967
JUMP ROPE RHYMES
MABEL, MABEL SET THE TABLE;
DON'T FORGET THE SALT AND PEPPER!
Submitter comment:
AS A CHILD IN NEIGHBORHOOD
Where learned: NOT RECORDED
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-26-1967
JUMP ROPE VERSE
MABLE, MABLE,
SET THE TABLE
DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPER.
Submitter comment:
AFTER THIS LAST LINE THE TWIRLERS WOULD TWIRL THE ROPE VERY FAST.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
JUMP ROPE SONG
MABEL, MABEL, SET THE TABLE.
DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPERS.
Submitter comment:
TURN THE ROPE FAST
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001967 FALL
MABLE
MABLE, MABLE, SET THE TABLE
AND DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPERS!
REAL FAST 1, 2, 3, 4, ETC.
Submitter comment:
WHEN SHE PLAYED JUMP-ROPE SHE USED TO SAY THIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-24-1967
MABEL
MABEL, MABEL
SET THE TABLE,
DON'T FORGET THE SALT AND
RED HOT PEPPER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 04-07-1970
JUMP ROPE SONG
MABEL, MABEL SET THE TABLE
BUT DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPERS.
Submitter comment:
THE CHILDREN THEN TURN THE ROPE AS FAST AS THEY CAN UNTIL THE PERSON WHO IS JUMPING MAKES A MISTAKE.
Where learned: informant's home
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 01-22-1968
JUMP ROPE RHYME
MABLE, MABLE, SET THE TABLE. DON'T FORGET THE SALT AND PEPPER...
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BATTLE CREEK
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
JUMP ROPE JINGLE
MABEL, MABEL,
SET THE TABLE,
DON'T FORGET THE MUSTARD, VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, (TURN ROPE SLOWLY)
VANILLA, CLOVES (ETC.) PEPPER (TURN ROPE VERY FAST)
Submitter comment:
Learned sometime between 1954 and 1957.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
VERSE WITHOUT MUSIC
MABLE, MABLE, SET THE TABLE,
DON'T FORGET THE SALT, VINEGAR, MUSTARD AND PEPPER.
Submitter comment:
USED IN ROPE-SKIPPING----AT THE WORD "PEPPER" THE
SKIPPER IS SUPPOSED TO JUMP AS FAST AS POSSIBLE
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
JUMP ROPE RHYME
MABEL, MABEL SET THE TABLE
DON'T FORGET THE RED HOT PEPPER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-20-1969
MABLE MABLE SET THE TABLE. DON'T FORGET THE SALT AND PEPPER.
(THE ROPE GOES FAST AND THE PERSON JUMPS AS LONG AS HE CAN.)
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
JUMP-ROPE RHYMES
MABEL, MABEL, SET THE TABLE
DON'T FORGET THE MUSTARD,
VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, VANILLA,
CLOVES (ETC.) PEPPER (TURN ROPE VERY FAST).
Where learned: NOT RECORDED
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-14-1968