Ghost in the Cellar

DESCRIPTION: Game. "Mother, I see a ghost." The mother responds, "IT was only your father's coat hanging up." The ghost appears and catches someone who becomes the next ghost.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1903 (Newll)
KEYWORDS: playparty nonballad mother ghost
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Newell-GamesAndSongsOfAmericanChildren, #158, "Ghost in the Cellar" (1 text)
File: Newe158

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