Mademoiselle Went to the Well

DESCRIPTION: Ball-bouncing game. "Mademoiselle, She went to the well, She never forgets her soap or towel. he washes her hands, She dries and dries, She combs her hair, She jumps up high And touches the sky Then twirls around Until she drops."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty clothes hair
FOUND IN: New Zealand Ireland
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 111, "(Madam Morel)" (1 text); pp. 119-120, "(Mademoiselle She goes to the wall") (1 text)
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 78, "(Mademoiselle)" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #324, "Madame Morale, she went to the well"; #326, "Mademoiselle" (2 texts)
ADDITIONAL: Peter and Iona Opie, _I Saw Esau: Traditional Rhymes of Youth_, #82, "(Mademoiselle)" (1 text)
Roud #19285
File: SuSm111B

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