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NICKNAME
DINGLEDORF IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A FOOL.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
Ice Cream Soda
Ice cream soda, ginger ale pop.
Tellme the initals of your sweet
heart. A,B,C, etc.
Submitter comment:
She used to say this when she played jump-rope.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750 .560 |
Jump Rope Rhyme
Ice cream, soda, ginger ale, pop
Tell me the initials of your sweetheart:
(Then the person jumping says the alphabet
until she misses. The letter on which she
misses is her sweetheart's initial.)
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: DETROIT ; DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Game Verse
Rope-jumping rime:"John and Mary sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g,
first came love then came marriage then came John pushing a
baby carriage.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant are the same person.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Game
While jumping rope say the following;
Ice cream, soda ginger ale, pop
tell me the initail of your sweetheart
A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
Dummy, dummy, do, do
Dummy, dummy, dee
I like coffee.
I like tea.
I would like Johnny to chase me.
Submitter comment:
I asked Donna(my sister) if she knew any jump-rope rhymes and she gave me this one. The person's name that you call is suppose to follow after you.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant is the sister of the collector.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
I'm a little Dutch Girl dressed in blue,
These are the things I like to do,
Salute to the captain,
Courtesy to thye king,
Srcu the floor of a dirty submarine.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump-Rope-Rhymes
Girls chant "High, low, jolly, pepper," until the jumper misses, If she misses on "high", she must then jump while others turn the rope without touching the ground. If she misses on "Low," they twirl the rope low. If she misses on"jolly," she mus tspin around while jumping. If she misses on "pepper," the twirlers go very fast.,
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
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
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
Hazel, Hazel
Set the table.
Don't forget the red hot peppers.
When the last lin is read the people turing the rupe speed up.
Submitter comment:
I asked my sister,Danna for any jump rope rhymes she knew. This was on of them .
Data entry tech comment:
Collector is the informant's sister.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
How many kisses did she receive?
Down in the valley where the green grass grows,
There sat Mary as sweet as a rose.
She sang,she sang,she sang so sweet;
Along came (Name) and kissed her on the cheek.
How many kisses did she receive?
1 - 2- 3 -....
(Mary Ann & Pat agree ont hte last line, Buty Mariy's version has instead: 5-10-15-.... or 100 -200-300-=...).
Submitter comment:
Pat Sanders and Mary Mieden learned at University of Detroit
Mary Ann Gehringer learned at home.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname Gehringer.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Down in the valley
Down in the valley, where the green grass gows, there sat (name)
as sweet as a rose. Along came name and kissed her on the cheek. How many did she receive? 1,2,3,4, etc.
When she played jump-rope, she used to say this.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
All together girls,
Just like the weather girls
Jan, Feb, March, ...etc., etc.
(You jump out on the month of your bofriends birtday, then go back in. )
One, two three, etc.etc.
(Jump out on the date of his birthday)
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
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
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
Blue bells cockle shells
evey, ivy overs. Ginny.
Where learned: DETROIT, MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |