chants
- I HAD A LITTLE PUPPY His name was Tiny Tim I put him in the bathtub, to see if he could swim He drank all the water, he ate a bar of soap The next thing you know he had a bubble in his throat. In came the doctor, (person jumps in) In came the nurse,( person jumps in) In came the lady with the alligator purse (person jumps in) Out went the doctor (person jumps out) Out went the nurse (person jumps out) Out went the lady with the alligator purse (person jumps out)
2. Miss Mary Mack,Mack,MackAll dressed in black, black, black With silver buttons, buttons, buttons All down her back, back, back She asked her mother, mother, mother For fifty cents, cents, cents To see the elephant, elephant, elephant Jump over the fence, fence, fence. They jumped so high, high, high They touched the sky, sky, sky And didn't come back, back, back Till the fourth of July, July, July
3. Cinderella, dressed in yella went downtown to meet a fella on the way her girdle busted, How many people were disgusted 1, 2, 3, 4,5,6 (until someone misses.)
4. Cinderella dressed in yellow went downstairs to kiss her 'fella --made a mistake and kissed a snake--how many doctors did it take? 1,2,3,4,5 (until someone misses )
5. TEDDY BEAR, Teddy Bear, turn around, Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,touch the ground Teddy Bear Teddy Bear tie your shoe-Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, that will do!--Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, go upstairs--Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, say your prayers--Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn out the lights-Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, say good-night
6. I LIKE COFFEE, I like tea--I like the boys--And the boys like me-- Yes—No-- Maybe so—Yes—No-- Maybe so .(the answer is revealed when the child misses. )
7. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE--Huckleberry pie--who's gonna be your lucky guy? a, b, c, d, e, f, g etc.. Until the jumper misses.
8. DOWN IN THE VALLEY where the green grass grows, There sat (jumper's name) pretty as a rose. Up came (a boy in the class, particularly one the jumper likes) and kissed her on the cheek, How many kisses did she get this week? (Count until jumper misses)
9. COCA-COLA went to town Pepsi cola shot him down Dr. Pepper fixed him up and changed him into seven up
10. DOWN BY THE RIVER, down by the sea, Johnny broke a bottle and blamed it on me. I told ma, ma told pa, Johnny got a spanking so ha ha ha. How many spankings did Johnny get? 1, 2, 3....