The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BASKET BALANCING

SEVERAL CHILDREN BALANCE A BASKET ON THEIR HEADS AND TRY TO
WALK AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BEFORE DROPPING THEIR BASKET, WHILE
REPEATING THIS VERSE:
SEE ME WALK SO STRAIGHT AND TALL,
I WON'T LET MY BASKET FALL.
EYES UP STRAIGHT, DON'T LOOK DOWN,
KEEP YOUR BASKET OFF THE GROUND.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS GAME IN CHILDHOOD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT