Light Sky, Dark Sky

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Light sky, dark sky, Peaches and cream, What are the initials of your dream? A, B, C...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1961 (Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses)
KEYWORDS: food jumprope | sky initials
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses, #80, "(Light sky, dark sky)" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Strawberry Shortcake (Lemonade Pop; Guess Who)" (lyrics)
NOTES [39 words]: Ainsworth lumps this with "Strawberry Shortcake (Lemonade Pop; Guess Who)," but the only real commonality is the fortune-telling by initial. Very possibly they come from the same source, but at this points I'd consider them separate. - RBW
Last updated in version 6.4
File: AJRV080

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