Articles about 'Jump Rope Rhymes'
November 11th, 2011
Nancy Silverrod, a Librarian, wrote to me about a variation of the rhyme Miss Lucy Had a Baby called Miss Lulu. She was wondering if it has a connection to Susan B. Anthony and her alligator purse! Susan B Anthony was a leader in the women’s suffrage movement.
Here’s what Nancy wrote:
There are numerous variations...
October 17th, 2011
There’s a jump rope rhyme about Lincoln Beachey (1887 – 1915) one of the earliest aviators. He was the first to do many stunts while flying… until one fateful day in 1915 when his plane lost its wings while flying upside-down. He ended up landing in the San Francisco Bay and drowning.
Children soon started...
February 13th, 2011
Bernard’s daughter used to sing the song below with an American friend of hers. Could anyone record the tune or point to an online recording? Thanks!
When Billy Boy was one, he learned to suck his thumb,
Thumb Billy, thumb Billy, half past one.
When Billy Boy was two, he learned to tie his shoe,
Shoe Billy, shoe...
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November 7th, 2009
Jeanette wrote to us looking for the lyrics to a Cuban lullaby and I think we can help with this one! Here’s her letter, followed by the song she’s looking for…
Lisa,
There is a nursery rhyme or song that my grandmother used to sing to me (she has been dead about 8 years now) that...
October 14th, 2009
My daughter and her friend Marisa taught me this birthday rhyme in the car the other day. They chant this in class to talk about birthdays and months of the year.
Apples, Peaches, Pears and Plums
Apples, Peaches, Pears and Plums,
Tell me when your birthday comes?
January, February, March, April,
May, June, July, August, September,
October, November, December?
Some people...
August 22nd, 2009
Ann Marie wrote me looking for information about the “Rubber Dolly” rhyme…
Hi Lisa:
Are you familiar with the rhyme entitled “Rubber Dolly?” It starts out:
My mother told me
If I were goodie
That she would buy me
A rubber dolly . . .
These lyrics pop up in an essay I am working on. Specifically, I need to...
June 5th, 2009
A third grader named Marisa taught me a hand clapping rhyme called “Hannah Banana”. It comes from a jump rope rhyme called “Anna Banana”. The lyrics to “Anna Banana” are:
Anna Banana
Plays the piana.
All she can play
Is, “The Star Spangled Banner”.
Anna, Banana Split!
“Hannah Banana”, on the other hand, is a hand clapping rhyme. ...
November 6th, 2008
In my last blog post, I gave a couple of variations of One, Two, Buckle My Shoe that go up to the number twenty. It’s rare that this rhyme goes past that. When it does, it seems to be to play it as a ball bouncing game… how high can you go bouncing...
June 28th, 2008
Marisa taught me this jump rope rhyme below (many of you might know some version of it)…
Listen to Cinderella Dressed in Yellow – MP3
Cinderella Dressed in Yellow
Jump Rope Song
Cinderella
Dressed in yellow
Went to kiss a prince,
By mistake,
Kissed a snake.
How many doctors
Did it take,
Was it,
One!
Two!
Three!
Four!
Five…
Game Instructions
Jump rope while reciting the rhyme. When you get...
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