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FIRST FLOOR MISS, SECOND FLOOR MISS, THIRD FLOOR MISS, FOURTH FLOOR
MISS, FIFTH FLOOR MISS, SIXTH FLOOR DO NOT MISS, CAUSE A BABY WAS
BORN AT HALF PAST SIX."

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; TOLD AT ; Mount Clemens

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 02-20-1970

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FUDGE, FUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE/ MAMA'S GOT A NEW BORN BABY./ NOT A BOY,
NOT A GIRL,/ JUST A PLAIN BABY./ WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE PAPER/ SEND IT
UP THE ELEVATOR./ FIRST FLOOR: HOP, SECOND FLOOR: STOP. THIRD FLOOR:
SKIP. FOURTH FLOOR TRIP./ FIFTH FLOOR 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

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FUDGE, FUDGE, TELL THE JUDGE/ MAMA'S GONNA HAVE A NEW BABY./ NOT A
BOY, NOT A GIRL/ JUST A PLAIN OLD BABY./ WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE PAPER,/
SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR./ FIRST FLOOR: STOP, SECOND FLOOR: MISS
THIRD FLOOR: RED HOT PEPPERS.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Keyword(s): SPEED-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 00-00-1960

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FUDGE, FUDGE TELL THE JUDGE, / MAMA'S GOING TO HAVE A NEW BABY,/NOT
A BOY, NOT GIRL,/ JUST A PLAIN OLD BABY./ WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE
PAPER SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR./ FIRST FLOOR: STOP,/ SECOND FLOOR:
GO/ THIRD FLOOR: RED HOT PEPPERS.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY ; TOLD AT

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 03-17-1970

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FUDGE, FUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE./ MOMMY HAS A NEW BORN BABY./ IT'S NOT
A BOY, IT'S NOT A GIRL, / IT IS JUST A NEW BORN BABY./ WRAP IT UP IN
TISSUE PAPER,/ PUT IT ON THE ELEVATOR./ FIRST FLOOR: MISS, SECOND
FLOOR: MISS, THIRD FLOOR: MISS (RUN OUT ON THE SIXTH FLOOR)

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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FUDGE, FUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE/ MOTHER HAD A BABY/ NOT A BOY , NOT A
GIRL/ JUST AN ORDINARY BABY./ WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE PAPER / SEND IT
DOWN TEH ELEVATOR./ FIRST FLOOR: MISS , SECOND FLOOR: MISS, ETC UP TO
THE TENTH FLOOR.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.

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FUDGE, FUDGE, TELL THE JUDGE/ MAMA'S GOT A NEW BORN BABY/ IT ISN'T A
BOY,/ IT ISN'T A GIRL/ IT'S JUST A NEW BORN BABY/ WRAP IT UP IN
TISSUE PAPER/ SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR/ FIRST FLOOR, SECOND FLOOR,
THIRD FLOOR: OUT.

Submitter comment: LEARNED ON THE PLAYGROUND IN CHICAGO, ILL.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 03-29-1967

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FUDGE, FUDGE CALL THE JUDGE./ MOMMY HAD A BABY,/ PAPPY GOING CRAZY./
WRAP IT UP IN TOILET PAPER/ SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR./ FIRST FLOOR
MISSED. SECOND FLOOR MISSED. THIRD FLOOR MISSED. FOURTH FLOOR MISSED.
FIFTH FLOOR MISSED, SIXTH FLOOR MISSED.
SIXTH FLOOR YOU HAD BETTER NOT
MISS BECAUSE THE BABY WAS BORN AT HALF PAST SIX.

Where learned: KEATING SCHOOL

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 11-00-1967

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FUDGE, FUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE/ MOMMA'S GOT A NEW BORN BABY/ IT ISN'T
A GIRL, IT ISN'T A BOY/ IT'S JUST AN ORDINARY BABY/ WRAP IT UP IN
TISSUE PAPER/ PUT IT ON THE ELEVATOR/ FIRST FLOOR: MISS ETC. UP TO
THE SIXTH FLOOR: DON'T MISS CAUSE THE BABY WAS BORN AT HALF PAST SIX.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

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FUDGE, FUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE,
IT AIN'T NO GIRL, IT AIN'T NO BOY, JUST AN ORDINARY BABY.
MAMA'S GOT A NEW BORN BABY./ FIRST FLOOR
STOP- THE ROPE STOPS,/ SECOND FLOOR STOP - THE ROPE STOPS, THIRD
FLOOR STOP,- THE ROPE STOPS,/ RED HOT PEPPER. (JUMP UNIL MISSES.)

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.

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FUDGE, FUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE./ MAMA'S GONNA HAVE A BABY./ IT AIN'T NO
BOY./ IT AIN'T NO GIRL./ IT'S JUST A PLAIN OLD BABY.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; HAMTRAMCK ; TOLD AT

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 10-11-1971

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FUDGE, FUDGE CALL THE JUDGE./ MAMA'S GOT A NEW BORN BABY.
IT ISN'T A BOY, IT ISN'T A GIRL./ IT'S JUST AN ORDINARY BABY.
WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE PAPER,/ SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR.
FIRST FLOOR-STOP (THE ROPE STOPS)
(ROPE BEGINS) SECOND FLOOR-STOP (ROPE STOPS)
(ROPE BEGINS) THIRD FLOOR, BABY FLOOR, ALL OUT.

Submitter comment: THIS IS FOR A GROUP TO JUMP TO. UPON REACHING "THIRD FLOOR" EVERYONE
MUST JUMP FROM THE TURNING ROPE.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; TOLD AT

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

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 03-01-1971

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FUDGE, FUDGE, TELL THE JUDGE/ MAMA'S GONNA HAVE A BABY./ IT AIN'T A
GIRL./ IT AIN'T A BOY./ IT'S JUST A BRAND NEW BABY./ WRAP IT UP IN
TISSUE PAPER/ SEND IT UP THE ELEVATOR. FIRST FLOOR: STOP, SECOND
FLOOR: STOP, THIRD FLOOR: RED HOT PEPPER.

Where learned: HOME ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 09-30-1967

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FUDGE, FUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE/ MAMA'S GOT A NEW BORN BABY./ IT AIN'T
A BOY, IT AIN'T A GIRL,/ JUST AN ORDINARY BABY./ WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE
PAPER./ SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR. FIRST FLOOR: STOP, SECOND FLOOR:
MISS. (SPREADS LEGS APART). THIRD FLOOR: RED HOT PEPPERS. (JUMPS TEN
TIMES AT DOUBLE PACE) . FOURTH FLOOR: TURN AROUND, (IN FOUR JUMPS)
FIFTH FLOOR: TOUCH THE GROUND, SIXTH FLOOR: GET OUT OF TOWN.

Where learned: HOME

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 11-10-1968

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FUDGE, FUDGE CALL THE JUDGE/ MOMMA HAD A BABY./ IT'S A BOY, IT'S A
GIRL/ PAPPA'S GOIN' CRAZY./ WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE PAPER/ SEND IT DOWN
THE ELEVATOR.

Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; MCKEESPORT

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 10-03-1968

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FUDGE, FUDGE, TELL THE JUDGE/ MAMA HAS A NEW BORN BABY./ IT ISN'T A
GIRL, IT ISN'T A BOY/ IT'S JUST A NEW BORN BABY.
WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE
PAPER/ SEND IT UP THE ELEVATOR.
FIRST FLOOR: MISS,/ SECOND FLOOR: MISS/
THIRD FLOOR: KICK IT OUT THE DOOR/ MAMA AIN'T GOT THE BABY ANYMORE.

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 01-29-1968

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FUDGE, FUDGE CALL THE JUDGE/ MAMA HAS A NEW BORN BABY/ IT AIN'T A BOY
IT AIN'T A GIRL/ IT'S JUST A PLAIN OLD BABY./ WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE
PAPER./ SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR. FIRST FLOOR STOP, SECOND FLOOR: GO
THIRD FLOOR : RED HOT PEPER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HUNTINGTON WOODS

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; SPEED-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 02-20-1970

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FUDGE, FUDGE CALL THE JUDGE,
MOMMA HAD A NEW BORN BABY/ IT'S NOT A BOY,
IT'S NOT A GIRL/ IT'S JUST AN ORDINARY BABY./ FIRST FLOOR: STOP),
SECOND FLOOR: STOP./ THIRD FLOOR: STOP. ETC.

Submitter comment: LEARNED IN DETROIT IN GRADE SCHOOL.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: 00-00-1960

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FUDGE FUDGE CALL THE JUDGE/ MA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BABY/ IT'S NOT A
BOY/ IT'S NOT A GIRL/ IT'S JUST AN ORDINARY BABY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; STERLING

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.

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FUDGE, FUDGE, CALL THE JUDGE,/ MAMA GOT A NEW BORN BABY./ IT ISN'T A
GIRL, IT ISN'T A BOY,/ IT'S JUST A PLAIN OLD BABY.
WRAP IT UP IN TISSUE PAPER,/ SEND IT DOWN THE ELEVATOR: FIRST FLOOR:
MISS, SECOND FLOOR: MISS. THIRD FLOOR MISS,
FOURTH FLOOR: MISS, FIFTH
FLOOR : MISS . SIXTH FLOOR: DO NOT MISS" CAUSE THE BABY WAS BORN AT
HALF PAST SIX.

Submitter comment: FROM THE CHILDREN OF HER NEIGBORHOOD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse

Date learned: SUMMER 00001964

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