Hi, I’m a senior Journalism student and I’m doing a folklore paper over jumping rope. Here is a rhyme my father remembered. Last night, night before 24 robbers at my door. I got up and let them in, hit em’ in the head with a rolling pin.
In the late 50’s and early 60’s in Yorkville (Manhattan) we used to line up and jump into and out of the rope one at a time then run around the rope turner and jump back in and out on the other side to this rhyme: “Put the dirty diapers on ____” The name of the person would be the kid who was in the rope at that moment. It was a very fast game and so much fun.
Our Girl Scout Service Unit is having a camping weekend using the 70’s theme. For games, we have decided to use double-dutch jump rope for outdoors with chinese jumprope to be the indoor game if it rains. I’m looking for information on history of both and rhymes to include in the leaders’ packets. Thanks.
I am looking for the finish to the rhyme that starts: Not last night but the night before, twenty-four robbers came knocking at my door. As I ran out, they ran in. Hit me on the head with a bottle of gin. It hurt, it hurt, it hurt all night I asked them what they wanted and this is what they said! That is as far as I get. Can someone please tell me what they wanted!!!!
Down the Mississippi In the muddy Mississippi Where the boats go push (jumper exits and chant starts again when another child begins to jump) Salt pepper vinegar sugar (swinging back and forth) until someone misses then asked which one (if they say pepper then they get a fast overhead rope)
hello, I would play chinese’s rope in gym with a hole lot of friends but i forgot some ryhms.. so can ya e-mail me some thank-u
hi everyone, I WAS IN A DOUBLE DUTCH TEAM ONCE AND IT WAS FUN.. WELL I HAVE A RYHME IN WHICH YA MIGHT BE INTRESTED.. HERE IS GOES… NAME : PLAYGROUND p-l-a-y-g-r-o-u-n-d foot to the playground u know bounce to the play ground u know hop to the playground you know turn to the playground you know crist to the playground you know walk to the playground You keep on jumping until u MESS UP. once u miss you have to do whatever u MESS UP untill a high number.. example : if u MESSED UP on bouce.. u will say bouncy’s to the word hit it.. 10,20,30,40,etc.. hope that many will use it…