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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Jump Rope Rhyme
Jack and Mary sitting in a tree
K I S S I N G
Frist comes love then comes marriage
Than comes Mary with a baby carriage.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: At her home.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Song
Its raining,
Its pouring,
The old man is snoring.
Where learned: At her home.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Fifty Cents
I asked my mother for fifty cents
To see the elephant jump the fence.
He jumped so high, he touched the sky.
And didn't come back til the fourth of July.
Where learned: At her home.
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; Jump ; Plain
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Johnny
Johnny over the ocean.
Johnny over the sea.
Johnny broke the milk bottle .
And blamed it onto me.
I told ma, ma told pa.
Johnny got a lickin.
Ha,ha, ha!
Where learned: At her home.
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; Jump ; Plain
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |