Down by the Meadow, down by the Sea

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Down by the meadow, down by the sea, I kissed Johnny and he kissed me. One, two, three...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (Southern Folklore Quarterly, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: jumprope sea | kiss counting
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #114, "Down by the meadow, down by the sea" (1 text)
File: AJRR114

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