When I Was Young and Able

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "When I was young and able, I sat upon the table. The table broke, And gave me a poke, When I was young and able."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1898 (Gomme)
KEYWORDS: jumprope injury | table
FOUND IN: Britain(England)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes #601, "When I was young and able" (1 text)
NOTES [18 words]: With a change of just one syllable, this would become a limerick. I suspect that is how it originated. - RBW
Last updated in version 6.5
File: AJRR601

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