I Went Down to the Sea

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "I went down to the sea (river), I went down to the lake, I saw a fellow throw and break a plate. How many whip(pings) do you think he got?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (Southern Folklore Quarterly, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: travel jumprope punishment | throw plate
FOUND IN: US(MW,So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #267, "I went down to the sea" (1 text)
File: AJRR267

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