The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING OUT CLOTHES
MY MOTHER GAVE YOUR MOTHER A PUNCH IN THE NOSE
WHAT COLOR DID IT TURN--

Submitter comment: THIS IS A JUMP ROPE RHYME AND AFTER THE PLAYER SAYS, "WHAT COLOR
DID IT TURN, HE OR SHE THEN NAMES AS MANY COLORS AS SHE CAN
UNTIL SHE MISSES OR RUNS OUT OF COLORS, THEN IT IS SOMEONE-ELSE'S
TURN.

Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; SCRANTON

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump

Date learned: 04-06-1972