The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Jump Rope Rhyme

Apples, peaches, pumpkin pie, how many years

before I die? One, two,three, four, five, etc.

(keep counting until jumper misses)

Submitter comment:

Littler children often recite the following rhyme as they jump rope.

Data entry tech comment:

Collect and informant name is not listed on card.

Collector and informant are the same.

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

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump-Rope-Rhymes

High water- low  water

Submitter comment:

This is another saying for playing jump rope.

One swing the rope  and other children jump over as high as they can.When one misses he's out of the game.

Where learned: written in 204

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump Rope Song

High, low, medium, slow, rocky, dolly,bluebells, pepper, 10,20,30....

(until player misses)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state what city it was learned.

Where learned: Univesity of Detroit

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

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Jumping Rhyme

Grace, Grace, dressed in kace,

Went upstairs to powder her face,

How many boxes did she use.

(Jump, counting , until you miss, and then you take the end)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where informant lives .

Where learned: Told St. Hilary's Grade School

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Here we come

Where from?

New Oreans

Whats your trade?

Lemonade

Give me some!

No!

Then get to work you lazy bum!

Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Hello operator

Give me number nine

If she doesn't answer

Please give me bakc my dime...

(There is mor to this but the informant could only rememeber one more line.)

...Behind the iron curtain

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state what city the informant lives.

Where learned: Informant learned at home .

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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Hello Bill

Hello Bill.

Whe're you goin' Bill?

Downtown Bill?

What for Bill?

To pay my gas bill?

How much Bill?

A ten dollar bill?

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and Informant share the same surname.

Where learned: Westland, Michigan

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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Jump Rope Rhyme

High

Low

Jolly pepper.

(this is repeated)

The first time a person goes to junp the rope is about waist high. The secibd time teh roep is on the ground. The third time the rope is twirled very fast.

Data entry tech comment:

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

Keyword(s): Jump ; SPEED

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Jump Rope Song

Hi, low, medium, walkie, talkie, slowly, pepper.

(at pepper, rope is turned faster)

Where learned: Cleveland, Ohio

Keyword(s): Jump ; SPEED

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Hi, low, jolly, peppers,

Sleepy,salty, jolly peppers,

Upstairs, downstairs, jolly peppers

Sleepy, salty, jolly peppers

Where learned: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Keyword(s): Jump ; SPEED

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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 Chant #3

High, low, medium, jolly,peppers

High: rope turned in hight motin

Low: rope turned in low motion

Jolly: rope urned in regular motin

Peppers: rope turned extra fast

 (The object of these jump-rope game is to jump until you miss.)

Where learned: Told at Univesity of Detroit

Keyword(s): Jump ; SPEED

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Rope Jumping Rime

Hi Ho Sliver

How's about a date?

Meet me at the corner

At half past eight.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not indicate what city collector lives in.
 

Where learned: Informant learned as a child but does not know from whom.

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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Jump rope Rhyme

Hi ho sliver

How about a date?

Meet me at the cornor

At a half past eight

I can do the wiggle

How manywiggles can I do ?

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state what city informant lives.

Where learned: HOLDEN HALL

Keyword(s): ACTION ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; Jump

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Verse without music and dance also jump- rope

Hey girl

How bout a fight

Here comes Jody

With her britches on tight

She can wiggle

She can Waggle

Sge cab di tge sokuts

But I betcah 10 bucks

Lady can't do this

Lady on 1 foot

Lady on 2 foot

Lady on 3 foot

Lady on 4 foot

Lady on 5 foot

Lady on 6 foot

Lady on 7 foot

Lady on 8 foot

Lady on 9 foot

Lady on 10 foot

And your under the moon.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where the informant lives.
 

Where learned: KEATING SCHOOL

Keyword(s): ACTION ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; RHYME

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Jump - Rope Rhyme.

Here comes the bride all

dressed in pink,

Open the window and

Let out the stink.

Submitter comment:

Collector learned this at the informant's home.

Where learned: Informant learned from her sister.

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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Jump Rope Rhyme

Gypsy, gyspy, please tell me

What my husband's name will be.

(Repeat alphabet).

Where learned: Told at informan's home Warren Michigan

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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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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Jump Rope Rhyme

Grace, Gace dressed in lace,

Went upstaris to powder her face.

How may powder-puffs did she use??

1,2,3,4,....

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and Infromant are the same person.

Where learned: Childhood.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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