Black Pig, Black Pig Went to the House

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme, perhaps improvised: "Black pig, black pig went to the house, Up on the top he went and he fell, Single, single, Blackie Pig went, Father told him to get in the corner, Because he said, 'Shut up.'"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Journal of American Folklore, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: animal jumprope | pig
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #38, "Black Pig, Black Pig went to the house" (1 text)
Roud #29382
File: AJRR038

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography