I said a piece a plum a…

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I said a piece a plum a piece of bubble gum n mo piece no plum no piece of bubble gum I like cofee I like cream I like a color and like me so step back white boy you dont shine ima get black boyfriend to beat your behind last night the night before I met my boyfriend at the candy store he bought me ice cream he bought me cake he bought me home with a stomach ache i said mama mama im so sick call the doctor quick quick quick doctor doctor will I die he said count to 5 and youll be alive 12345 im alive see that house on tom of that hill thats where me and my boyfriend live cook that chicken burn that rice come on baby lets shoot some dice that how me and my cousins do it

PS 195, in the early 70’s….

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PS 195, in the early 70’s. Had a friend named Randy (girl). She had a llittle brother named Adam. Don’t remember her older sister’s name. I beat up a girl bully for her. Liked a boy named Butch. I think I saw him years later and he’d become a cop. I miss that school. I liked that we had Spring Fest, where we chose a boy to pretend to marry and we crawled beneath tableclothed tables, where in the dark we had to put our hands in bowls of worms (wet spaghetti). Fun was innocent and pure back then. I think little kids nowadays would get a kick out of it, still.

Does anyone know a rhyme…

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Does anyone know a rhyme that starts out: Flea Fly, Flea Fly Flo Ooh atten watten totten and goes on from there–I can’t remember the rest. It’s quite a long tongue twister as I recall–and very fun to clap with. Any versions you remember would be great! Thanks from a music teacher who is collecting some rhymes for my classes.

Does anyone remember “Chinese…

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Does anyone remember “Chinese Jumprope” 3RD grade version back in the 80’s? We used long elastics like 5ft connected around two other persons ankles, and jumped into a large circle and then we did some kind of stepping in and out and jumping over . Does this sound familiar to anyone????

What about this? Down…

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What about this? Down bye the bank to the hanky panky where the bull frogs jump from bank to banky where the eeps iips i want a peice of pie piece of pie too sweet i want a piece of meat piece of meat too tough i want to ride a bus bus too full i want to ride a bull bull too black i want my money back money back too green i want a jelly bean jelly bean not cooked i want to read a book book all read i want to go to bed bed not made i want some lemonade lemonade to sour I GOT THE FUNKY POWER! When you say you got the funky power you and your parter (whoever ur clapping with) both freeze till some1 moves… whoever moves loses.

I remember the Jacks games…

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I remember the Jacks games of babies, baskets, barns, upcasts, downcasts – there were also no bounce upcasts and downcasts, and upcast snatchemgrabbers, and downcast snatchemgrabbers….. Anyone remember these? Seems like there were ‘stars’ where you tossed the jack into the air and caught it in your free hand…

In the East Bronx in the…

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In the East Bronx in the ’50s, Spaldeens were the ball of choice; Pennsy Pinkies were second choice. Ethan Robbins could punch a Spaldeen over the outfield fence. I was in awe. But I have a question. Did they always say “Spalding High-Bounce Ball” on them? I seem to remember them saying “Spaldeen”.