The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

JUMP ROPE SONG

I LIKE COFFEE
I LIKE TEA
I'D LIKE DEBBIE TO JUMP WITH ME
I HATE COFFEE
I HATE TEA
I HATE DEBBIE JUMPING WITH ME

Submitter comment: THIS IS A JUMP ROPE SONG. WHEN THE CHILD SINGS THIS THEY ARE
INVITING ANOTHER CHILD TO JUMP WITH THEM. AFTER THE CHILD SINGS THE
LINE 'I'D LIKE DEBBIE TO JUMP WITH ME' THE CHILD WHOSE NAME WAS
CALLED JUMPS IN. AFTER LINE 'I HATE DEBBIE JUMPING WITH ME' IS SUNG
THE CHILD JUMPS OUT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT