The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

JUMP-ROPE RHYME

NOT LAST NIGHT, BUT THE NIGHT BEFORE
TWENTY-FOUR ROBBERS CAME KNOCKING AT MY DOOR.
AS THEY CAME IN, I WENT OUT
AND HIT THEM ON THE HEAD WITH A ROLLING PIN
THIS IS WHAT I HEARD THEM SAY--
"ECK-A-BECK A SODA POP
ECK-A-BECK A BOO
ECK-A-BECK A SODA POP
AND OUT GOES YOU."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

Date learned: 09-13-1969