Lady, Lady, at the Gate

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Lady, lady, at the gate, Eating cherries from a plate, How many cherries did she eat...." The player jumping counts the jumps
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1949 (McIntosh-FolkSongsAndSingingGamesofIllinoisOzarks)
KEYWORDS: nonballad food jumprope
FOUND IN: US(MW,So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
McIntosh-FolkSongsAndSingingGamesofIllinoisOzarks, p. 106, "(Lady, lady, at the gate)" (1 short text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #305, "Lady, lady at the gate" (1 text)
Roud #19295
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "One Two Three Four, Mary at the Cottage Door"" (eating cherries motif)
NOTES [36 words]: Roud lumps "One Two Three Four, Mary at the Cottage Door" and "Lady Lady at the Gate"; Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes splits them. I could argue either way, but I initially filed them separately, so I am retaining that. - RBW
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