Drip Drop, the Robin's in the Sea

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope verse. "Drip drop, the robin's/sailor's in the sea, Please take the rope from me. Will you come, come to unto the fair? No, no, the fair's not there, With you, I must not miss a loop." Drip drop... Ask (X) to buy Lyons tea"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1965 (Those Dusty Bluebells, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: jumprope bird sailor food travel | robin rope fair
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #126, "Drip, drop, the robin's in the sea" (1 text)
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 72, "Drip, Drop" (2 texts, 1 tune); p. 77, "(Drip, drop, the sailors on the sea)" (2 texts)
File: AJRR126

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