The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

A game that I (and a lot of other children) played revolved around trying to avoid stepping on a crack when walking on the sidewalk. This rhyme was recited -- "Step on a crack, Break your mother's back."

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.
Informant probably first learned this in Houston, Texas.
 

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TEXAS ; NASHVILLE ; HOUSTON