The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Rope Skipping Rhyme

Alabama, Buska, King of the Jews

Bought his wife a new pair of shoes.

When th eshoes began to wear,

Alabama Buska began to swear:

Wife,wife turn around,

Wife wife touch the ground

Wife,wife leave town

Where learned: From the children of her neighborhood.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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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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Blondie and Dagwood went downtown,

Blondie bought an evening gown,

Dagwood bouth a pair of shoes,

And Cookie bouth the daily news.

And this is what it said:

"Close your eyes and cout till ten,

if you miss, you take the end.

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where the informants lives.

Where learned: Informants learned in neighborhood.

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Rope Skipping Rhyme

Blondie and Dagwood went downtown.

Blondie bourght an eveing gown,

Dagwood bought a pair of shoes,

Cooke bought the daily news,

Close your eyes and count to ten,

If you miss, take the end.

Where learned: Informant learned from childhood neighborhood.

Keyword(s): Charactor ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

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Rope Skipping Rhyme

Blondie and dagwood went downtown

Blondie bought a eveing gown

Dagwood bought a pair of shoes

Cookie bought the evening news

Lady on one foot, one foot, one foot,

Lady on two feet, two feet,two feet,

Lady on three feet, three feet, three feet , ( and hand)

Lady on four feet, four feet, four feet, ( two hands)

Lady on five feet, five feet, five feet, (and head)

Lady pigeon-toed, pigeon-toed, pigeon-toed,

Lady bow-legged,bow-legged, bow-legged,

Lady stupid looking , stupid looking, studpid looking,

And that's why I'm  getting out of here.

(Person does as the rhyme says)

Where learned: Informant learned from children in her neighborhood.

Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME

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Rope - Jumping Rhyme

Bluebells, Cockershells

Evy - ivy over

Data entry tech comment:

Collector does not state where informant lives.

Where learned: Learned it from her neighborhood on the west side of Detroit

Keyword(s): Jump ; Plain

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