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By A.P.
Person interviewed- Cindy Whites (Aunt)
Hand Claps
See, See, My Play Mate,
Come Out and Play With Me,
and Bring Your Dollies 3,
Climb Up My Apple Tree,
Slide Down My Rainbow,
Into My Cellar Door ,
and We'll Be Jolly Friends
Forever More, More, More!
Mrs. Mary Mac, Mac, Mac,
All Dressed In Black, Black, Black,
With Silver Buttons, Buttons, Buttons,
All Down Her Back, Back, Back,
She asked Her Mother, Mother, Mother,
For Fifteen Cents, Cents, Cents,
To See the Elephants, Elephants, Elephants,
Jump Over the Fence, Fence, Fence,
They Jumped So High, High, High,
They reached the Sky, Sky, Sky
And Never Came Back, Back, Back,
Till' The Fourth of July Ly, Ly, Ly!
Jump Rope Jingles
Blue Bells, Cockle Shells, Evy, Ivy, Over.
(Then Just Jump)
Meet Me At The Airport,
Be On Time,
The Plane Leaves At a Quarter To Nine,
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine!!
(Where did you learn these songs?
From Friends)
(When Did You Play Them?
After School, On Weekends)
By J.W.
Jumprope Jingles:
Given by: Shil-ling Chang
(Translated form Chinese)
1,2,3. Little rubber ball.
4,5,6, Banana oil,
7,8,9, flowers all over.
256 257 28 29 31, 356 357 38 39 41, 456 457 48 49 51 ect.
(Where was it picked up? In the streets.)
Given by: Peggy Wedlund.
Teddy bear, teddy bear say your prayers.
Teddy bear, teddy bear climb the stairs.
Teddy bear, teddy bear touch the ground.
Teddy bear, teddy bear turn around.
Teddy bear, teddy bear, give a shout.
Teddy bear, teddy bear turn about.
Teddy bear, teddy bear take a step.
Teddy bear, teddy bear grab a pet.
How many animals would you get?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ect.
(Where was it picked up? Not sure)
Hand claps
Given by: Peggy Wedlund.
The little gray ponies, looked out of the barn.
They wanted to go out and play.
The little gray ponies jumped over the fence, and galloped, and galloped away.
And galloped and galloped away.
The little gray ponies jumped over the fence,
They're coming back home to stay.
(Where was it picked up? Not sure)
Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
Give a little clap.
Open, shut them.
Open, shut them.
Put them in your lap.
Creep them,
creep them,
right up to your chin.
Open wide your little mouth,
but do not let them in.
(Where'd you pick it up? In school.)
By C.W.
Jump rope Jingle
Down in the valley:
Down in the valley where the green grass grows
There sat my grandmother sweet as a rose
She sang, she sang, she sang so sweet
Along came my grandfather and kissed her on the cheek
How many kisses did she get that week
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and so on until that person messes up jumping.
By B.S.
Person interviewed: Kuey Chu Chen (my mom)
Jump Rope Jingle:
Three wheeled carriage run real fast,
Carrying an old lady in a cart.
Half dollor fare, she paid a whole dollor,
Isn't it funny, isn't it odd.
(Where they learned it: She learned it by ear.)
By J.W.
Clap
A Basket of Rice:
(learned from grandmother and played with grandmother)
Translation:
One basket,
Two basket,
Three baskets make me rich,
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Firecrakers, firecrakers explode in the air,
Money is rolling to me,
Rolling to me.
Yi luo mai, lian lou mai
,San luo kang da mai
Pi pi pa, pi pi pa,
Bian pao kong zong xiang,
Cai yuan guan guan lai,
Guan guan lai.
By M.C.
Miss Sue
(Clap by Gomathie {sister})
Miss Sue... Miss Sue... Miss Sue from Alabama, they call her Susianna. Sitting in a rocking chair eating Betty Crocker watching the clock go tick tock tick tock shawalla walla, tick tock tick tock shawalla walla. ABCDEFG wash those cooties off of me. Musha musha mush freeze.
Coca- Cola
Coca-Cola... went to town. RC... shot him down. 7UP... picked him up. Took to Dr. Pepper, Dr. Pepper... gave him... Operation... #9. 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,10
Miss Susie Had A Steamboat
Miss Susie had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bell. Ding Ding. Miss Susie went to heaven the steamboat went to, hello operator please give me number nine, and if you disconnect me I'll kick you from , behind the refrigarator there layed a piece of glass. Miss Susie sat upon it and broke her little, ask me no more questions, tell me no more lies. The boys are in the bathroom zipping up the flies are in the meadow the bees are in the park. Miss Susie and her boyfriend are kissing in the DARK DARK Dark Dark Dark.
By K.N.
Name- Maria Hoctor (Godmother)
(Do you know any Jump Rope Jingles or Claps? Yes. I know a jump rope jingle. It goes like this.)
Bluebells Cockershells Evy Ivy Over!! (Repeat 3 times)
Evy Ivy Over!!!!
(Where did you learn it? From my big sister Rose Anne.)
(Where did you play it? In the neighborhood w/ friends and siblings)
Name- Marilyn Burton (Next-door Neighbor)
(Do you know any jump rope jingles or claps? Yes. I know a clap. It goes like this.)
Bingo, Bingo, that's his name. Bingo, Bingo, What's his game?? Fetch! Fetch! Fetch! Fetch! How many times will Bingo fetch?? 1 2 3 ect. (Then say it using the name Lassie instead of Bingo.)
(Where did you learn it? I'm not really sure.)
(Where did you play it? Mainly at school.)
Name- Theresa Noe (Mom)
(Do you know any jump rope jingles or claps? Yes. I know one clap. It sounds like this.)
A sailor went to Sea, sea, sea, to see what he could see, see, see, but all that he could see, see, see, was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea!!!
(Where did you learn it? I just overheard it somewhere and taught it to my friends.)
(Where did you play it? At my elementary school.)
By J.W..
Clap
See see, my playmate, come out and play with me.
And bring your dollies three, climb up my apple tree.
Slide down my rainbow into my cellar door, and we'll be jolly friends,
for ever more, more, more.
So sorry playmate, I cannot play with you.
My dollies have the flu, boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo!
I have no rainbow, I have no cellar door,
but we'll be jolly friends, forever more, more, more.
By L.M.
Sian Mason-sister.
my sister learned all the hand claps below from other children or friends.
Shame:
Shame, shame, shame,
I don't want to go to Mexico no more, more, more,
there's a big fat policeman at the door, door, door,
he'll hang me by the collar and make me pay a dollar,
I don't want to go to Mexico no more, more, more.
Shame!
Miss Lucy Had a Baby:
Miss Lucy had a baby, she named him Tiny Tim.
She put him in the bathtub, to see if he could swim.
He drank up all the water, and ate the bar of soap.
He tried to eat the bathtub,
but it wouldn't go down his throat.
Miss Lucy called the doctor, Miss Lucy called the nurse,
Miss Lucy called the lady with the alligator purse.
"Mumps." Said the doctor. "Measles." Said the nurse.
"Hiccups." said the lady with the alligator purse.
"prescription." Said the doctor. "Bed rest." Said the nurse.
"I'm leaving." Said the lady with the alligator purse.
By C.L.
"Have You Ever ......"
Have you ever, ever, ever
In your long legged life,
Seen a long legged sailor,
and his long legged wife?
No, I never, ever, ever
In my long legged life,
Saw a long legged sailor
and his long-legged wife!
- short legged
-bow legged
-one legged
By C.D.
(Interviewed: Eileen Daley, Relation: Grandmother)
I'm a little blue fish
Swimming in the water,
A little blue fish,
Doing what I otter'.
I jumped right out
On a lily pad.
I flapped my fins
And I said, "I'm glad!
I'm a little green fish,
Swimming in the water.
A little green fish,
Doing what I otter'.
I jumped right out
On a lily pad.
I flapped my fins
And I said, I'm glad!"
I'm a little purple fish,
Swimming in the water.
A little purple fish,
Doing what I otter'.
I jumped right out
On a lily pad.
I flapped my fins
And I said,"I'm glad!"
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