Teacher, Teacher, Don't Whip Me

DESCRIPTION: Jump rope rhyme. "Teacher, teacher, don't whip me, Whip that fellow behind the tree. He stole peaches, I stole peaches, I stole none, Teacher, teacher, ain't that fun." Other verses may involve other things stolen, and it may be a policeman, not a teacher
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1980 (Solomon-ZickaryZan)
KEYWORDS: playparty nonballad punishment theft jumprope
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 45, "(Teacher, teacher, don't whip me)" (1 text, filed under Jump-Rope Rhymes)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #465, "Policeman, policeman, don't whip (blame) me" (1 text)
File: ZiZa045A

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