My Little Sister Dressed In Pink

DESCRIPTION: "My little sister dressed in pink, She washed the dishes in the sink. How many dishes did she break? One, two, three...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1961 (Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses)
KEYWORDS: playparty clothes colors sister | pink sink dishes
FOUND IN: New Zealand US(MW,So)
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 108, "(My little sister)" (1 text)
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 61, "My Little Sister" (1 text)
Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses, #70, "(My little sister Dressed in pink)"; #137, "(I had a little sister Dressed in pink)" (2 texts)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #131, "I had a little sister (My little sister)" (1 text)
Roud #19419
File: SuSm108B

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