Down by the River
Down by the River
Jump Rope Rhyme
Down by the river,
Down by the sea,
Johnny broke a bottle
And blamed it on me,
I told ma, ma told pa,
Johnny got a spanking
So ha ha ha!
How many spankings
Did Johnny get?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5...*
Notes
*Keep counting until you mess up.
Comments
This is also sung in Trinidad and the UK.
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