I Went to Arkansas

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "I went to Arkansas To buy myself a saw. I never saw so many saws As I saw in Arkansas."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1961 (Lady on the Mountain (I))
KEYWORDS: jumprope | Arkansas saw
FOUND IN: US(Ro)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses, #142, "(I went to Arkansas)" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #271, "I went to Arkansas" (1 text)
File: AJRV142

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