The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BLUEBIRD

EVERYONE JOINS HANDS AND ONE PERSON IS JOHNNY. HE
WOULD GO IN AND OUT BETWEEN THE OTHER PEOPLE'S
ARMS. EVERYONE WOULD SING:
BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD, IN AND OUT MY WINDOW. (REPEAT TWICE).
OH, JOHNNU, I AM TIRED.
HERE JOHNNY WOULD STOP AT THE PERSON HE IS NEAREST
TO AND TAP THE PERSON ON THE SHOULDER. EVERYONE SINGS:
TAKE A LITTLE GIRL AND TAP HER ON THE SHOULDER.
(REPEAT THE ABOVE LINE TWICE MORE)
OH, JOHNNU, I AM TIRED.
THEN THE PERSON WHO WAS PICKED WOULD FOLLOW AND KEEP
GOING TILL THERE WAS ONE LEFT AND THAT PERSON WOULD
BE JOHNNY IN THE NEXT GAME.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Date learned: 00001967 FALL