The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

WHEN I WAS A YOUNGSTER, WE USED TO PLAY A SIMPLE GAME.
IT CONSISTED OF WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK TRYING TO
AVOID THE NATURAL DIVISIONS OR THE CRACKS IN THE
SIDEWALKS, REPEATING ALL THE TIME, "IF YOU STEP ON A
CRACK, YOU BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK, / IF YOU STEP
ON A LINE, YOU BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S SPINE."

Submitter comment: DATE OR INFORMANT NOT KNOWN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 00-00-1963