Open the Gate and Let Me Through

DESCRIPTION: Ball-bouncing game with a floating verse found in other games: "Open the gate and let me through, sir (x3), Early in the mornig."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty travel
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 118, "(Open the gate and let me through, sir)" (1 text)
File: SuSm118B

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