Anna Girlie

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme, "Anna girlie, Anna girlie, come and take a swim, Yes, by golly, when the tide comes in." Also a taunt, "Yellow-belly, yellow-belly...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1947 (Haufrecht, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: jumprope | swimming tide
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #15, "Anna girlie, Anna girlie" (1 text)
File: AJRR015

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