Apples and Oranges

DESCRIPTION: Jump-rope rhyme. "Apples are red, oranges are yellow, What's the initials of your fellow? A, B, C...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1980 (Solomon-ZickaryZan)
KEYWORDS: playparty courting jumprope
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 52, "Apples and Oranges" (1 text)
Ainsworth-JumpRopeVerses #147, "(Yellow, yellow, Who's your fellow)" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #613, "Yellow, Yellow, Who's your fellow?" (1 text)
cf. Delamar-ChildrensCountingOutRhymes, "Blue, and green, and red, and yellow" (1 text)
Roud #19423
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Strawberry Shortcake (Lemonade Pop; Guess Who)" (lyrics)
cf. "Red, White, and Blue (III)" (lyrics)
cf. "Green, Green, You're the Best Ever Seen" (lyrics)
File: ZiZa052B

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