Charlie Chaplin Sat on a Pin

DESCRIPTION: Counting-out rhyme. "Charlie Chaplin (Hitler, Bettie Grable, Lazy Daisy) Sat on a pin. How many inches Did it go in? One, two, three...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty injury jumprope | Charlie Chaplin counting pin
FOUND IN: New Zealand US(Ro,So)
REFERENCES (6 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 108, "(Charlie Chaplin)" (1 text)
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 53, "Tim, Tim" (1 text)
Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses, #112, "(Charlie Chapman sat on a pin)" (1 text)
Delamar-ChildrensCountingOutRhymes, p. 127, "Tim, Tim, sat on a pin" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #63, "Charlie Chaplin sat on a pin" (1 text)
MidwestFolklore, Vance Randolph, "Jump Rope Rhymes From Arkansas" Volume 3, Number 2 (Summer 1953), p. 78, "(Lazy Daisy set on a pin)" (1 text)
Roud #19270
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Charlie Chaplin Went to France" (subject of Chaplin) and references there
File: SuSM108A

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