Jump-rope Rhymes : : A Dictionary / / ed. by Roger D. Abrahams.
I had a little brother.His name was Tiny Tim.I put him in the bathtubTo teach him how to swim.He drank all the water.He ate all the soap.He died last nightWith a bubble in his throat. Jump-rope rhymes, chanted to maintain the rhythm of the game, have other, equally entertaining uses: You can dispatc...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©1969 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | American Folklore Society Bibliographical and Special Series
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- FOREWORD
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- A GUIDE TO THE DICTIONARY
- Jump-Rope Rhymes
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- APPENDIX A Jump-Rope Games—Names and Terms
- APPENDIX B Names Mentioned in the Rhymes
- WORKS CITED