The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

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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Rope jumping rhyme

I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue.

Here are thethings I liked to do,

Salute to the captain,

Cursty to the queen

Turn my back on the mean old king.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname.

Where learned: Informant learned at home .

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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