Ooh, I have an idea!

[conuly]

But you mustn't tell Jenn :)

Now, quick, I need everybody to send me here in my journal text of or links to their favorite nursery rhymes (or jump rope rhymes, or fingerplaysongs, or just poems and quotes from childhood - so long as it's in the public domain). Danke dearly.

Feel free to ask around as well.

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[emerlee.livejournal.com]

We used to say this rhyme in elementary school while jump roping. I'm fairly sure it's in the public domain.

Fudge! Fudge! Call the judge!
(Person who's jumping)'s having a baby
Wrap it up in tissue paper
Send it down the elevator
Boy, girl, twins, triplets! (this last line keeps going until the person trips up)

We also had this lovely rhyme to go with a hand-clappy thing. It's sung to the tune of that one rhyme about the lady with the alligator purse.

Miss Suzy had a stink bug, the stink bug had a bell
Miss Suzy went to heaven, the stink bug went to
Hell-o operator, give me number nine
And if you disconnect me, I'll kick your big
Behind the frigerator, there was a piece of glass
Miss Suzy sat upon it and broke her little
Ass-k me no more questions, I'll tell you no more lies
The boys are in the bathroom zipping up their
Flies are in the meadow, the bees are in their hive
Miss Suzy's in the closet, kissing in the
D-A-R-K D-A-R-K dark dark dark!

Hopefully that makes sense. It's kind of hard to transcribe well.

[conuly]

Steamboat. She had a steamboat.

[emerlee.livejournal.com]

...

And the whole rhyme suddenly makes more sense. I could have sworn it was stink bug though, that's what we always said.

[conuly]

Definitely steamboat. And the ending we used was different, but that's just regional diversity.

[wodhaund.livejournal.com]

I know I know my ma
I know I know my pa
I know I know my sister with the double-d cup bra!

...Extra ending taught to me by cabin mates at camp.