Sparkly
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Fri Apr-22-05 06:06 PM
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Anybody remember jumprope rhymes? |
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When I was a kid, jumping rope was THE thing to do at recess. Two girls twirled the rope while another jumped; and it could get pretty complicated, with two ropes and/or several people jumping at the same time, fancy steps and jumping out to run around and run back in again, and of course, "hot peppers" (very fast).
We also had sing-song rhymes that went with different patterns and such. I'll post some later, but first: Do you remember any from your childhood?
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Sat Apr-23-05 12:20 AM
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X and Y sitting in a tree -- k-i-s-s-i-n-g First comes love -- then comes marriage -- then comes X with a baby carriage.
Maybe kids today should sing that one -- love/marriage/children -- I think it would be good to go back to that order.
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Sat Apr-23-05 11:52 PM
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2. Yes, I remember that one! |
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That was a great one for teasing kids who had crushes on each other.
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Sat Apr-23-05 11:54 PM
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3. The "orange and a pickle" one |
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This is how I remember it:
Not last night but the night before An orange and a pickle came a-knockin' at my door I went downstairs to let them in, Knocked them out with a rolling pin. I ran out the front door.... (run around to jump in again on the other side) I ran in the front, With a bump on the head, this is what they said:
Mother, mother turn around Mother, mother touch the ground
(and the rest I've forgotten!)
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Sun Apr-24-05 01:19 AM
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5. never heard the pickle thing |
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but do remember mother, mother, turn around ...
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Sun Apr-24-05 10:33 PM
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Not last night but the night before
24 robbers came knocking at the door
We asked them what they wanted and this is what they said:
Dancer, Dancer do the high kick...
_____ This was in Hawai'i. We got things later there, lol.
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Thu May-05-05 03:29 PM
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11. I knew that one as "24 robbers came a-knockin' at my door" |
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And instead of Mother, Mother it was:
Spanish dancer turn around Spanish dancer touch the ground Spanish dancer do the kangaroo (one foot) Spanish dancer that's enough for you (run out)
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Sat Apr-23-05 11:56 PM
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4. the "Mothers out hanging clothes" one |
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Again, this is only what I remember, and it's pretty weird:
My mother and your mother were out hanging clothes. My mother punched your mother right in the nose. How many stitches did she need?
(Then the twirling and jumping went as fast as possible while everybody counted to see how many you could do.)
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Thu May-05-05 03:35 PM
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12. When we counted "potatoes" for who's "IT" we did the |
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My Mother and your Mother were hanging out clothes My Mother punched your Mother right in the nose What color was the blood?
Red: R-E-D, or Purple: P-U-R-P-L-E, etc.
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Wed Apr-27-05 08:51 AM
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7. "A" my name is Alice and I come from Alabama |
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or something like that on through the alphabet. I think those brain cells died. I loved to jump rope.
Did any of you do "Chinese" jump roping? We tied together rubber bands (we called them gum bands in Pgh)and then the whole contraption was held by two girls standing face to face and the "rope" went around the back of your feet. The jumper would lift the sides with the top of her toes and cross over to the other side while hopping. It's hard to explain in words.
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Fri Apr-29-05 10:53 PM
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I remember something like that rhyme! Sure wish I could remember more.
We did try the Chinese jump rope, but never quite got the hang of it.
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Sat Apr-30-05 12:02 AM
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9. One bright day in the middle of the night |
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Two dead boys got up to fight Back to back they faced each other Drew their swords and shot one another Two deaf policemen heard the noise Came and killed the two dead boys. ----- Minne-Minnehaha Went to see her papa Papa died, Minnie cried. Minnie had a baby named him Tiny Tim Put him in the bathtub to teach him how to swim He drank all the water and ate two bars of soap And died the next morning with a bubble in his throad Minnie called the doctor Minnie called the nurse Minnie called the lady with the alligator purse (at this point, three more girls would jump in) Measles said the doctor Measles said the nurse Measles said the lady with the alligator purse Mumps said the doctor etc. - - Dead said the doctor Dead said the nurse Dead said the lady with the alligator purse Out went the doctor Out went the nurse Out went the lady with the alligator purse (the three would jump out) ----- (This one started with "cradles") Texaco Texaco OVER (start twirling the rope overhead) the hills to Mexico Spanish dancers do the splits Spanish dancers wiggle their hips Spanish dancers turn around Spanish dancers touch the ground Spanish dancers get out of town (the jumper would jump out) ---------- Standing outside the rope as it was twirling and jumping into it was called a run-in. Twirling the rope toward the jumper was "front doors," and twirling it away from the jumper was "back doors." It was harder to do a run-in back doors than front doors.
"Cradles" was swinging the rope back and forth just above the ground. Swinging it so that it almost went overhead but not quite was called "high waters." The most complex single rope twirl was called "TVs." It went two cradles-front doors-two cradles-back doors-cradles-front doors, etc.
Jumping with two ropes twirling inward was called "double Dutch." Twirling them outward was called "double Irish." The ropes were twirled left-right-left-right in a steady rhythm. If you twirled them both at the same time, you ended up with "eggbeaters," and that was the sign of an inept twirler.
By the way, when I was a little girl jumping rope in Wisconsin, I never would have imagined that inner city girls on the East Coast would make double Dutch into a competitive sport, complete with acrobatic and dance moves, such as vaulting over the twirlers to start jumping.
When I went to China in 1990, I learned that Chinese children DO play Chinese jumprope. It became popular when I was in fifth and sixth grade. It was sort of like cat's cradle for your feet. The girls at either end anchored the giant rubber band, and to be successful, you had to go through a series of maneuvers, jumping around among the bands.
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Sat Apr-30-05 09:39 AM
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Thanks for the great description! Cat's cradle for your feet. I can't believe we ever did that. I trip over my shoelaces today, LOL.
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Tue May-10-05 08:32 AM
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13. I remember that what we called Chinese jumprope |
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was 2 poles. Hit on the ground and then clicked together just above ground.
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Mon Aug-22-05 10:28 AM
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how to jumprope "properly" until 6th grade when the other girls took pity on me. Running in was just beyond me. LOL......
Let's see if I can remember this:
Cinder-ella dressed in yella went to ??(something) and kissed her fella 1...2...3...4... (I'm not sure I ever made it much past 4.....)
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Sat Jul-15-06 05:32 PM
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15. we had a version of that |
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Cinderella, dressed in yella Went downtown to get some musta'd On the way her girdle busted How many people were disgusted? Red, hot, PEPPER!
...and the number of times you could jump fast ("pepper") was the number of people who were disgusted. lol
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Fri Jul-21-06 07:15 AM
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16. I'd forgotten that one |
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Edited on Fri Jul-21-06 07:38 AM by OhioBlues
Cinderella dressed in yella went to went upstairs to kiss her fella made a mistake and kissed a snake how many doctors did it take?
1,2,3,4, until you missed a skip
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Fri Jul-21-06 03:28 PM
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Strawberry shortcake cream on top Tell me the name of your sweetheart
Two on time Follow me To the bottom of the sea
One three five seven All good children go to heaven When we get there we'll all shout (___) (___), you get out!
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Sat Aug-05-06 11:52 AM
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18. They sold Chinese jumpropes when I was a kid |
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I'd forgotten all about them ---
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