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Rhyme – Ride the Horsey Down to Town

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Rhyme – Ride the Horsey Down to Town

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005

Kimberly Beach recently sent me a new rhyme, here’s what she wrote me,

This rhyme was taught to me by a family friend in 1987 when she was in her mid -40s. She has since passed away so I don’t know where she learned it or any information on it’s possible origins…

Ride the Horsey Down to Town

Ride the horsey down to town
To buy some sugar by the pound
On the way, horsey fell down
Dumped my sugar on the ground!

This rhyme is done with the child straddling your lap facing you. Hold child’s hands and sing song it while bouncing legs up and down.

On the last sentence, string the word ground out (i.e. grouuunnnnnd) while stretching legs out and gently letting child slide down your legs.

I did this with all three of my children and am continuing the tradition with my grandchildren. They have all loved it and giggle with glee.

-Kimberly Beach

Kimberly is from Georgia, USA. If anyone knows where this rhyme is originally from, please write me.

Thanks!

Lisa

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Scottish Rhyme – I’ll Tell Ma Mither

Wednesday, September 28th, 2005

Gillian wrote me,

The following is a Scottish rhyme that I was brought up hearing. I’m afraid I don’t know how it originated…

I’LL TELL MA MITHER

My mother said I never should
Play with the gipsies in the wood
They tugged my hair and broke my comb
I’ll tell my mither when I get home.
My mither says that I must go
With my daddy’s dinner, oh.
Chappit tatties, beef and steak,
Twa reed herrin’ and a bawbee bake.
I cam’ til a river and I couldna get across,
So I paid five bob for an auld done horse.
I jamped on his back; and his banes gae a crack.
And I had tae play the fiddle til the boat cam’ back.

-Gillian

If anyone has any information about the origin of this rhyme, please write me.

Thanks! – Lisa

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