Half a Pint of Porter

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Half a pint of porter, Penny on the can. Hop tere and back again, If you can."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1916 (Douglas)
KEYWORDS: jumprope drink
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #167, "Half a pint of porter" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: Peter and Iona Opie, _I Saw Esau: Traditional Rhymes of Youth_, #76, "(Half a pint of porter)" (1 text)
Roud #19324
File: AJRR167

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