The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Jump Rope Rhyme

(CHILD FOLLOWS DIRECTIONS.)

DONALD DUCK SAYS JUMP ON ONE FOOT, ONE FOOT, ONE FOOT, ONE FOOT.

DONALD DUCK SAYS JUMP ON TWO FEET, TWO FEET, TWO FEET, TWO FEET.

DONALD DUCK SAYS JUMP ON THREE FEET, THREE FEET, THREE FEET, THREE FEET.
(BOTH FEET AND ONE HAND TOUCH THE GROUND.)

/DONALD DUCK SAYS JUMP ON FOUR FEET, FOUR FEET,
FOUR FEET, FOUR FEET.
(BOTH HANDS AND FEET TOUCH THE GROUND.)

Submitter comment:

Informant remembers this from her grade school days in NW Detroit.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER

Date learned: 10-00-1967