Jelly on the Plate

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Jelly on the plate (in the dish, in the bowl), Jelly on the plate, Wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle, Jelly on the plate." Other verses may refer to sausage in the pan, money on the floor, robbers in the house
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1949 (Withers)
KEYWORDS: food jumprope | jelly dish plate bowl
FOUND IN: US(MA,SW) Canada Britain(Scotland) Ireland
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 86, "(Jelly on a plate)" (1 text)
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 22, "(Jelly on a plate)" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #284, "Jelly in the dish (bowl) (plate)" (1 text)
Roud #18314
File: AJRR284

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