All In Together, Girls

DESCRIPTION: "All in together, girls, How is the weather, boys? Snow! Rain! Sunshine! Sleet! How many days will there be rain? (Counting). Is it true?" Used as a divination game with a "hot pepper" jumping game, or as a jump rope rhyme
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1947 (McIntosh-FolkSongsAndSingingGamesofIllinoisOzarks)
KEYWORDS: playparty nonballad jumprope
FOUND IN: US(MW,Ro,So,SW) New Zealand Ireland
REFERENCES (7 citations):
McIntosh-FolkSongsAndSingingGamesofIllinoisOzarks, p. 108, "(All in together, girls)" (1 text)
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 103, "(All in together)" (3 texts, all very distinct)
Brady-AllInAllIn, pp. 95-96, "All In Together" (2 texts, 1 tune)
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 22, "(All together girls)" (1 text)
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 59, "All In Together"; p. 68, "(no title)" (2 texts)
Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses, #118, "(All in together, girls)"; #129, "(All in together, girls)" (2 texts)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #7, "All in together, (girls)" (1 text)
Roud #19211
File: McIn108A

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