The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Rope jumping rime

House for sale , Inquire within

When I move out

Let _(name)          move in.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where informant lives.
 

Where learned: Learned this from her street gain in S. Eucllid Ohio.

Keyword(s): Call ; RHYME

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Chicargo a jump rope verse

A chicken in a car

And the car can't go

Thats the way to spell - Chicago

Submitter comment:

Rope Jumping Rhyme.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector and informant share the same surname.

Where learned: TOLEDO, Ohio

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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Rope- Jumping Rime

A-- my name is Alive, my husband's name is Alfred, we live in Albany and we sell apples.

B-- my name is Barbara, my husband's name is Bobby, we live in Buffalo, and we sell bread.

C -- my name is Chrissy, my husbands's name is Charles, we live in Chicago, and we sell carrots.

(etc all the way throug the alphabet)

Where learned: Informant learned this from her neighborhood playmates in Euclid, Ohio.

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

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Rope Jumping Rime

All in together girls, never mind the wearther, boys 

January, February, March, April, ...

( You jump out of the rope when the month of your birthday is called)

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where the Informant lives.

Where learned: Informant learned this a child fromthe neighborhood playmates in Parma, Ohio.

Keyword(s): Call ; RHYME

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