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Your search for COLLECTED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS returned 3 results.
DOWN IN THE VALLEY WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS,/ THERE SAT --- AS
SWEET AS A ROSE,/ I SANG, I SANG, I SANG SO SWEET,/ ALONG CAME---AND
KISSED ME ON THE CHEEK. HOW MANY KISSES DID I RECEIVE? (COUNT)
Where learned: COLLECTED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 12-04-1967
Game Verse - Rope-jumping Rhyme
I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue,
These are the things I like to do,
Salute to the captain,
Curtsy to the queen,
Turn my back on the mean old king.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: COLLECTED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS
Keyword(s): ACTION RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Game Verse- Rope Jumping Rhyme
Down in the valley where the gren grass grows,
There sat (insert nameof person jumping ropw) as sweet as a rose,
I sang, I sang, I sang so sweet,
Along came ( insert name of favorite girl or boy depending on whether a boy or girl is jumping at the time) and kissed me on the cheek.
How many kisses did I receive?
The people swining the rope count until the jumper misses.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname
Where learned: COLLECTED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |