Mima, Mima

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Mima, Mima, Black Jemima, Lost her child and couldn't find her, Brother found her in the dell, Now she treats her very well."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1961 (Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses)
KEYWORDS: mother children separation reunion brother jumprope
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses, #12, "(Mima, Mima)" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #342, "Mima, Mima" (1 text)
NOTES [12 words]: Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes compares this to "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater." - RBW
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File: AJRV012

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