Train, Train, Drop It
Train, Train, Drop It
Drop the Handkerchief Game
Train, train, drop it,
Train, train, drop it,
Train, train, drop it,
I wrote a letter to my daddy,
On the way he dropped it,
A little boy picked it up,
And put it in his pocket,
Train, train, drop it,
Train, train, drop it,
Train, train, drop it.
Game Instructions
The players kneel in a ring and clap while they sing. One player runs around with an object in hand and at some point drops it behind any kneeling player, who jumps up, picks up the object and runs around with it while the former runner kneels in her spot.
Comments
Nyango, wrote about the girls playing this circle game: "Some of the girls enjoyed running around so much that others had to call out for them to drop the object."
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Thanks to MAWA's Liberian AGILE (African Girls Initiative for Leadership & Empowerment) program participants for contributing this song!
Thanks also to Nyango M. Nambangi of the Minnesota African Women's Association (Home of AGILE)
Mission: Promoting the health and well-being of African women and their families through research, education, advocacy and programming.
Thanks so much!
