Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

DESCRIPTION: "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, Went to school with dirty knees, Said the teacher, 'Stand at ease.' Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1965 (Ritchie, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: clothes jumprope | Ali Baba thieves teacher
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #5, "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" (1 text)
Roud #20766
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Robin Hood and his Merry Men" (form)
NOTES [32 words]: I was very tempted to lump "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" and "Robin Hood and His Merry Men"; I strongly suspect they derive from the same original. But Roud splits them, so I do also. - RBW
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File: AJRR005

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