One, Two, Three, Four, Jump the Circle, Shut the Door

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "One, two, three, four, Jump the circle, shut the door, One, two, three, four, Eat the apple, drop the core." Probably other verses were added or improvised.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (Southern Folklore Quarterly, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: jumprope food | apple core counting
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #436, "One, two, three, four" (1 text)
File: AJRR436

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