Not last night but the night before, Twenty-four robbers came knocking at my door I asked them what they wanted, And this is what they said: Spanish Dancer, do the splits, (a wide-legged jump) Spanish Dancer, do the twist, Spanish Dancer, turn around Spanish Dancer, touch the ground, Spanish Dancer, go out the back Spanish…
Had a little race car 1969 Took it around the coooooo-rner! (continue saying ooo while the jumper in the middle runs out, runs around, and tries to get back into the rope while it is still swinging.) And slammed on the brakes, But the brakes didn’t work! Bumped into a lady, Bumped into a man.…
Popcorn, popcorn Pop it once, pop it twice Don’t let it burn Popcorn, popcorn Turn around, touch the ground Freeze! Submitted by, Kivia B. from Mound Bayou, MS Another Version of the Popcorn Chant You put the oil in the pot And you make it real hot You put the popcorn in And begin to…
3, 6, 9 The goose drank wine. The monkey chewed tobacco on the street car line. The line broke. The monkey got choked. And they all went to heaven in a little row boat.
(Act out the different things as you’re jumping rope) I’m a little Dutch girl dressed in blue, Here are the things I like to do: Salute to the captain (salute) Bow to the queen (bow) Turn my back on the submarine (turn around and face the other direction) I can do the tap dance (dance)…
Peel a banana upside down see if you can touch the ground B – A – N – A – N – A (The jumper spells banana, one letter for each jump, and tries to touch the ground with each letter without being tripped by the rope. If the jumper trips or messes up the…
Early in the morning, about eight o’clock, What should I hear but the postman’s knock. Up jumps ____________ to open the door, How many letters did she find on the floor? A, B, C, D . . . .
Two kids swing the rope and one kid in the middle, when they swing the rope they sing these words for each swing: Ice cream soda, Cherry on the top, Who’s your boyfriend/girlfriend, I forgot! A, B, C, D, E… (carry on the alphabet until the jumper stops jumping and everyone guesses who they chose…
Down in the valley where the green grass grows there sat “girl’s name”, pretty as a rose she sang, she sang, she sang so sweet along came “boy’s name”, and kissed her on the cheek how many kisses did she get that week? 1, 2, 3, 4….
Blondie and Dagwood went to town Blondie bought an evening gown Dagwood bought a pair of shoes and Cookie bought the evening news and this is what it said: Close your eyes and count to ten if you miss, start again. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!