From: rswhittet@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, December 18, 1993 at 8:54:00 AM UTC-5, Scott Utley wrote:   
   > EC-SE>From: ela...@annis.uk.sun.com (Elaine Charlson - Sun EIS)   
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   > EC-SE>In article J...@netcom.com, ze...@netcom.com (Roy M. Randall) writes:   
   > EC-SE>>Thanks to all who responded.   
   > EC-SE>>   
   > EC-SE>>I remember reading about a book on the subject of such rhymes years   
   > ago.   
   > EC-SE>>I think that the author's basic premise was that such rhymes and games   
   > EC-SE>>represent a true folk tradition. The interesting thing is that   
   > such EC-SE>>rhymes are usually taught to children by other children.   
   > Publication #20 of the American Folklore Society:   
   > Jump-Rope Rhymes by Roger Abrahams TEXAS:1969   
   > My children have always been able to identify a few, the index is by   
   > first line   
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   Three six nine, the Goose drank wine, the Monkey chewed tobacco on the street   
   Frauline,   
   the line broke, the Monkey got choked, they all came together, you should have   
   seen it bloke!   
      
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