*Tomatoes, lettuce
Carrots and peas.
Mother said
You eat a lot of these.

*Two in the middle.
Two at the end.
Each is a sister.
Each is a friend.
A shilling to save.
A penny to spend.
Two in the middle.
Two at the end.
 
*Two little chickadees                  (* Two jumpers *)
Sitting on a wall.
One named Peter.                       (* Jumper1 bows     *)
One named Paul.                        (* Jumper2 bows     *)
Fly away Peter.                        (* Jumper1 exits    *)
Fly away Paul.                         (* Jumper2 exits    *)
Come back Peter.                       (* Jumper1 re-enter *)
Come back Paul.                        (* Jumper2 re-enter *)
 

*Two little monkeys
Jumping on the bed.
One fell off
And broke his head.
 
Took him to the doctor
And the doctor said
That's what you get
For jumping on the bed.
 
* TWO LITTLE SAUSAGES
 TWO LITTLE SAUSAGES FRYING IN A PAN,
 ONE WENT POP & THE OTHER WENT BAM!
 ONE,TWO,THREE...

* TWO LITTLE SAUSAGES
     Two little sausages frying in a pan,
     One went pop,the other went bam!     Two children jumping.One jumps
		out on "pop",the other one on "bam." Two more jump in to 
continue chant.

*Two years old
Going on three.
I wear my dress
Above my knee.
 
I walk in the rain.
I walk in the snow.
Its nobody's business
If I got a beau.

*Up and down Jamaica Town
A house made out of glass.
I stepped into a lady's house
And there she made me laugh.

*Up and down the ladder wall.
Penny loaf to feed us all.
I buy milk, you buy flour.
You shall have pepper in half an hour.         (* Calls for fast turning *)
 
 
*What kind of evening gown will I marry in?
Red, yellow, blue, pink, white, ...    (* Repeats until miss *)
 
How old will I be when I marry:
11, 12, 13, 14, ...                     (* Continues counting *)
 
How many children will I have?
1, 2, 3, 4, ...                         (* Continues counting *)
 
What kind of house will I live in?
Wood, brick, glass, marble, ...        (* Repeats until miss *)
 

*Who took the cookie from the cookie jar?(*Turners sing opening verses*)
Not I took the cookie from the cookie jar.    
Then who took the cookie from the cookie jar?
Number 1 took the cookie from the cookie jar.
Not I took the cookie from the cookie jar.(* Jumper1 enters, sings alone *)
Then who took the cookie from the cookie jar? (* All jumpers sing this*)
Number 2 took the cookie from the cookie jar.(* Jumper1 sings alone)
Not I took the cookie from the cookie jar.(* Jumper2 enters, sings alone *)
Then who took the cookie from the cookie jar? (* All jumpers sing this*)
Number 3 took the cookie from the cookie jar. (* Jumper2 sings alone*)
Not I took the cookie from the cookie jar.(* Jumper3 enters, sings alone *)
Then who took the cookie from the cookie jar? (* All jumpers sing this*)

                                            (* Continues until all are in
  *)

               (* Before start all jumpers take numbers    *)
                (* Numbers can be called in any order       *)
                (* Jumper singing alone decides who to call *)
 

*"When Billy was one, he learned to suck his thumb
Thumb deeoko, Thumb deeoko, half past one,

when Billy was two, he learned to tie his shoe
shoe deeoko, shoe deeoke, half past two

When Billy was three, he learned to climb a tree...
When Billy was four, he learned to shut the door
When Billy was five, he learned to swim and dive
When Billy was six, he learned to pick up sticks
When Billy was seven, he learned to pray to heaven
When Billy was eight,  he learned to shut the gate
When Billy was nine, he learned to think so fine
When Billy was ten, he learned to say the end...

*Wire briar, limber lock.
Six geese in a flock.
One flew east.
One flew west.
One flew over
The cuckoo's nest

*Yellowbelly, yellowbelly
Come and take a swim. 
Yes, by golly, yes, by golly
When the tide comes in.

*Yonder comes the teacher
With a big fat stick.
Wonder what I made
On arithmetic?
5, 10, 15, 20, ...                     (* Continues counting *)
 
*You dirty crook! You dirty crook!
You stole my mother's pocket book!
You turned it in
You turned it out
Your turned it into saurkraut!

*(Name of Girl) is mad
And we're glad
'Cuz we know how to tease her
A bottle of ink
To make her stink
A bottle of wine
To make her shine
and (Name of Boy) to squeeze her!

*{name1} and {name2}                    (* Names a boy and girl *)
Sitting in a tree.
K-I-S-S-I-N-G.
First comes love,
Then comes marriage,
The comes {name2}
With a baby carriage.

*{name}, {name}                         (* Names a girl *)
With a curl.
Will you jump
As my best girl?                       (* Girl enters *)
 
Slow at first.
Now that's the way.
On we go
To break of day.
 
               


*Book called "Anna Banana.  101 Jump-rope Rhymes". The author is Joanna Cole.
 We bought it at the old reliable Waldenbooks.  Got it a few years ago
though.  Cost was $6.95.