Red Rover

DESCRIPTION: Team game in which one side sends a runner to try to free a captive while the other side tries to capture the runner. Each round begins with the cry, "Red rover, red rover, send (someone) on over."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1980 (Solomon-ZickaryZan)
KEYWORDS: playparty nonballad
FOUND IN: US(So) Ireland
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Solomon-ZickaryZan, pp. 28-29, "Red Rover" (1 text)
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 139, "Red Rover" (1 short text plus description)
File: ZiZa028B

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