The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Rope-Singing Jingle

DOWN IN THE VALLEY
WHERE THE GREEN GRASS GROWS
THERE SAT DOLLY, AS SWEET AS A ROSE.
SHE SANG AND SANG
SHE SANG SO SWEET
ALONG CAME DANNY BELL AND KISSED HER ON THE CHEEK.
HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE RECEIVE?

Submitter comment:

Informant heard in Royal Oak, Michigan. Learned summer 1964.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname.
 

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK

Keyword(s): ENDURANCE JUMP

Date learned: SUMMER 00001964