Climbing up the Ladder

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Climbing up the ladder In a caravan, You only pay a sixpence To see a funny man. The funny man choked, Tied to a rope, Ukulele, ukulele, Hop, hop, hop."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1965 (Ritchie, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: jumprope injury money | ladder rope choke
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Bord))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #81, "Climbing up the ladder" (1 text)
File: AJRR081

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