Joe, Joe, Broke His Toe

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Joe, Joe, broke his toe, Riding on a buffalo. When he came back, he broke his back, Riding on a jumping jack."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1940 (Fargo Forum, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: injury animal | buffalo
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #285, "Joe, Joe, broke his toe" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Betty, Betty Stubbed Her Toe" (form)
NOTES [32 words]: I would probably have lumped this with "Betty, Betty Stubbed Her Toe," but Abrahams split them. Abrahams seems to imply that this was called "Stella, Stella," but gives no indication why. - RBW
Last updated in version 6.5
File: AJRR285

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