Hey Everybody

DESCRIPTION: Rope-skipping game: "Hey everybody, Gather round Madison town. Like two up, Two back, False turn, Birdland twice, Kick that bird, Then spit that bird."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (Keystone Folklore Quarterly)
KEYWORDS: nonballad jumprope
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Byington/Goldstein-TwoPennyBallads, p. 131, "(no title)" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #184, "Hey, everybody" (1 text)
Roud #19953
File: ByGo131

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