Gypsy, Gypsy, Lived in a Tent

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope and counting-out rhyme. "Gypsy, gypsy, lived in a tent, Gypsy, (gypsy), couldn't pay (the) rent. She borrowed one, she borrowed to, And handed the rope to you."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1965 (Those Dusty Bluebells)
KEYWORDS: jumprope | gypsy rope counting-out
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes,#164, "Gypsy, gypsy, lived in a tent" (1 text)
Roud #19596
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Ipsy Gypsy
File: AJRR164

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