Rin Tin Tin Sat on a Pin

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme: "Rin Tin Tin/Tiny Tim/Tiger Tim Swallowed a pin, He went to the doctor, The doctor wasn't in. He opened the door And fell on the floor, And that was the end of Rin Tin Tin"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1936 (Opie, according to Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes)
KEYWORDS: jumprope dog doctor death | pin door floor
FOUND IN: US(MA) Britain(England) Ireland
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 65, "Tiger Tim" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #490, "Rin Tin Tin" (1 text)
Roud #19612
File: AJRR490

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