Mary Had Bread and Jam
DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Mary had bread and jam, Marmalade and treacle, A bit for me and a bit for you, And a bit for all the people."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1916 (Douglas)
KEYWORDS: jumprope food
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #332, "Mary had bread and jam" (1 text)
Roud #22238
File: AJRR332
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