Radiana

Just wondering if you can share the jump rope songs from your childhood. If you have daughters who are in grade school it would be great to hear what they are singing while they jump rope.

I don't remember them exactly but here are a few from the 50's.

Ice cream soda, Delawarie punch, tell me the nitials of your honey bunch. ABCDE...........and so on.

Not last night but the night before, 24 gypsies came a knocking at the door ( it goes on but can't remember the rest )

California oranges, tap me on the back.

I don't even know if jump rope is still popular, I hope so.

missmay

Don't remember any of those songs, we did have some for when we jumped rope and also for double dutch jumping.

nyelphaba

We sang:
Lincoln, Lincoln, I been thinking
Whats that stuff that you been drinking?
Looks like water
Smells like wine-
Oh my gosh its turpentine !!

tessagin

I remember nyelphaba's. And that one about sitting in the tree Kissing. I just had a wet lunch with the Bailey's and get lost in conversation.

Radiana

I remember that but here where I lived it started out with either Rueben Rueben or Ivan Ivan.

mrs. fitz

Lulu had a baby, his name was Tiny Tim; she put him in the bathtub to teach him how to swim.
He drank all the water, he ate all the soap, the next day he died with a bubble in his throat.
also.....
I won't go to Macy's any more, more, more
There's a big fat policeman at the door, door, door
He'll hit you with a (?????) and he'll make you pay a dollar
So I won't go to Macy's any more, more, more

mrs. fitz

The correct line just came to me -
"He'll grab you by the collar and he'll make you pay a dollar."

This was a long, long time ago, isn't it something how these things can come back if you think about them?

Radiana

Some of these I haven't heard at all, they're wonderful.

collector49

Rin Tin Tin swallowed a pin.
Went to the doctor, but he wasn't in.
Went to the nurse, she said a curse.
And that was the end of Rin Tin Tin.

Up North

Some of these I remember but here is a list
http://www.gameskidsplay.net/jump_rope_ryhmes/