The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Jump-rope chant #2

This chant is used to keep the rope in rhym, but it can also be used as a put-down technique by substituting a boy whom the girl dislikes--

"Down in the valley where the green grass grows, ther sat (--),

sweet as a rose.  She waited for a day and she waieted  for a week,

and along came(--) and kissed her on the cheek."

Where learned: Told at University of Detroit

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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