*Gramma, Gramma, Sick in bed. Called the doctor And the doctor said, You ain't sick All you have to do Is the seaside six. Hands up, shaky shaky shake shake. (* Jumper mimes actions *) Hands down, shaky shaky shake shake. (* Shakes both hands *) Touch the ground, shaky shaky shake shake. Turn around, shaky shaky shake shake. Stomp around, shaky shaky shake shake. Get out of town, shaky shaky shake shake. (* Jumper exits *) *Grandma, Grandma, I am ill. Send for the doctor To give me a pill. Doctor, Doctor, Will I die? Yes, my child, And so will I. *Grandma Moses sick in bed Called for the doctor And the doctor said Grandma Moses, you're not sick All you need is a peppermint stick. Clap your hands, turn around (* Jumper mimes actions *) touch the ground. Old man Moses sick in bed Called for the doctor And this is what he said Take two steps forward (* Jumper mimes actions *) Turn around Do the bugaloo And get out of town. (* Jumper exits *) *Grandpa's whiskers old and gray Always getting in the way. Grandma chews them in her sleep Thinking it is shredded wheat. *Greasy rails and timber bridges Up the hills and down the ridges Hard to stop but easy to start What's the initial of my sweetheart? A, B, C, ... (* Continues alphabet *) *Ha-kupah, (* The box-office, *) Ha-kupah niftakhat (* The box-office is open: *) Ha-rishonah, (* The first, *) (* Jumpers enter *) ha-shniyah, (* The second, *) ha-shlishit ... (* The third *) (* Continue count *) ha-acharonah (* The last. *) ha-kulam (* The all of them *) Ha-rishonah yotz'ah ... (* The first goes out *) (* Jumpers exit *) ha-shniyah yotz'ah, (* The second goes out, *) ha-shlishit yotz'ah ... (* The third goes out *) (* Continue count *) ha-acharonah yotz'ah (* The last. *) ha-kulam (* The all of them *) *Have a cherry. Have a plum. Have a piece Of chewing gum. Flavored red hot pepper! (* Calls fast turning *) *Have you ever, ever, ever In your long legged life (* Variants include: *) Seen a long legged sailor (* short legged, bow legged, *) With a long legged wife? (* pigeon toed, bald headed, *) (* pot bellied, probably others. *) No, I never, never, never, In my long legged life (* Sometimes 'spider' substitutes *) Saw a long legged sailor (* for 'sailor' *) With a long legged wife. *Help H (* Turners raise level of rope. H = high waters *) E (* Jumper closes eyes. E = eyes shut *) L (* Jumper on one foot. L = leg *) P (* Calls for fast turning. P = peppers *) *Her first name is {name}. (* Name a girl *) Catch her if you can. Cause she's in love with {name}. (* Name a boy *) He is her only man. {name} took her in the garden. (* Name same boy *) Set her on his knee. {name}, {name}, please (* Name same girl *) Will you marry me? Yes, no, maybe so, ... (* Continues repeating *) *Here am I, little jumpinng Joan, when nobody's with me I'm all alone. *Here comes the bride All dressed in white. Stepped on a turtle Down fell her girdle. *Here comes the teacher With a big fat stick Now get ready For arithmetic. One and one are two. Two and tow are four. Now get ready For spelling. Spell cat. C-A-T Spell rat. R-A-T Now get ready For music. (* Jumper sings Yankee Doodle *) *Hi Marshall Dillon (* Television character, circa 1950 *) How about a date? Meet me in the corner At half past eight. Bring along your horse. Bring along your mule. Don't bring your teacher Cause I hate school. *Hokey pokey Penny a lump. The more you eat The more you jump. *How do you spell 'cat'? I don't know that. How do you spell 'cow'? I don't know how. How do you spell 'hospital'? That's impossible. *I am a little girl Just so high. I can make donuts. I can make pie. I broke a little platter Right in two. Mama came to whip me. Boo hoo hoo. *I am a little sailor girl Dressed in yellow. This is the way I treat my fellow. I kiss him and I hug him And I kick him in the pants. And that is the end Of my romance. *I am a little trolley car. My number's 48. I went around the cor-or-orner And I slammed on my brakes. *I had a dolly dressed in green. I didn't like her. I gave her to the queen. The queen didn't like her. She gave her to the cat. The cat didn't like her Because she wasn't fat. *I had a little brother. His name was Tiny Tim. I put him in the bathtub To teach him how to swim. He drank up all the water. He ate up all the soap. He tried to eat the bathtub, But it wouldn't go down his throat. My mother called the doctor. The doctor called his nurse. The nurse called the lady With the alligator purse. "Mumps," said the doctor. "Mumps," said the nurse. "Mumps," said the lady With the alligator purse. Out went the doctor. Out went the nurse. Out went the lady With the alligator purse. *I had a little monkey. I sent him to the country. I fed him on gingerbread. He jumped out the winder And broke his little finger. And now my monkey's dead. *I hear the teacher Tapping on the window. January, February, March, ... (* Continues until birth month *) One, two, three, ... (* Continues until birth date *) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ... (* Continues until day of birth *) One, two, three, ... (* Continues until age. *) *I know a little lady But her name is Miss. She went around the corner To buy a little fish. She met a little fellow. Gave him a little kiss. I know a little lady But her name is Miss. *I know a man named Michael Finnegan. He wears whiskers on his chineagan. Along came a wind, blew them back in again. Poor old Michael Finnegan, begin again. *I love coffee. I love tea. I love the boys And they love me. Tell your mother To hold her tongue. She was the same When she was young. No more coffee. No more tea. No more boys And no more me. (* Jumper exits *) *I love coffee. I love tea. I love {name} (* Names a new jumper *) To jump in with me. *I never went to college. I never went to school. But when it comes to boogie I'm an educated fool. *I saw Esau kissing Kate. The fact is we all three saw. For I saw Esau and he saw me And she saw I saw Esau. *I see London, I see France I see {name} underpants. (* Name a girl *) Not too big. Not too small. Just the size for cannonballs. *I see London. I see stars. I see someone's Underdrawers. Are they purple? Are they pink? Oh my goodness! How they stink! *I should worry. I should care. I should marry A millionaire. He should die. I should cry. Then I'd marry A richer guy. *I spy Peter Sitting on a heater. Ding dong The fire bell. Up the ladder: January, February, March, ... (* Continues months of year *) (* On second pass through months *) (* Jumper exits on birth month *) *I was born in a frying pan. Can you guess how old I am? One, two, three, ... (* Continue count *) *I was standing on the corner Not doing any harm. Along came a policeman And took me by the arm. He took me around the corner And he rang a little bell. Along came a police car And took me to my cell. I woke up in the morning And looked up on the wall. The cooties and the bedbugs Were having a game of ball. The score was six to nothing. The bedbugs were ahead. The cooties hit a home run And knocked me out of bed. *I went upstairs to make my bed. I made a mistake and bumped my head. I went downstairs to milk my cow. I made a mistake and milked the sow. I went in the kitchen to bake a pie. I made a mistake and baked a fly. *I won't go to Macy's (* A big store in New York *) Anymore, more, more. There's a big fat policeman At the door, door, door. He takes me by the collar. He makes me pay a dollar. I won't go to Macy's Anymore, more, more. *I'll tell Ma When I get home That the boys Won't leave me alone. They pull my hair And break my combs. I'll tell Ma When I get home.