The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Children's Jumprope Game

The child jumps rope and the other girls playing say "Down the Mississippi where the boats go push!" When they say push another girl jumps in with the girl jumping and pushes her out. If while someone is jumping in the rope gets tangled the cause of the tangle must turn the rope.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK