Plee, Plee Blackie

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme(?). "Plee, Plee Blackie went to his garden, When he went to his garden the robber Was hiding behind the garage. Their mother came got Plee... He found Plee... was gone. The robber and Plee, Plee Blackie went to jail."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Journal of American Folklore)
KEYWORDS: jumprope robbery
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #464, "Plee, Plee Blackie went to his garden" (1 text)
Roud #29380
NOTES [21 words]: Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes suggests this is "an improvisation." Which seems to be a polite way of saying it doesn't make sense. - RBW
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File: AJRR464

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