Popeye Went Down in the Cellar

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Popeye went down to the cellar To drink some spinach juice. How many gallons did he drink? One, two, three...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1945 (Journal of American Folklore, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: jumprope food | Popeye cellar spinach juice counting
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #470, "Popeye went down in the cellar" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Popeye the Sailor Man" (subject of Popeye)
File: AJRR470

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