Skipping Songs

FreddieG, was it something about 'Lady, answer yes or no' and then very fast skipping to see whether it came out at 'yes' or 'no'? I can't imagine why, unless it was a fortune-telling thing.

Lovely to read of these rhymes again. I remember them all well. Happy childhood memories.

I know a little girl sly and deceitful. All the little tittle tat, she goes and tells the people. Long legs, ugly face ought to be put in a glass case. If you want to know her name, her name is Betty Smith.
Betty jumps into the rope.

Oh Mary Jones stay away from me.
I don't want to talk to you or you to talk to me.
We were friends but now we disagree. Oh Mary Jones, stay away from me.
Mary leaves the rope and Betty sings the song.

It was all without malice

We used to say this rhyme mrsmopp and we used to say "a blind man's knee" which always seemed OK to me because my dad was partially sighted.

Anyone remember higher and higher and lower and lower or if you miss a beat then you are out.

I think we were healthy kids with all the running, skipping and being outside for hours on end.

Piggy on the railway picking up stones
along came an engine and broke piggy's bones.
Oh said piggy that's not fair
Oh said the engine driver. I don't care!

Local one from Hull "Reckitt's girls, Reckitt's girls, eyes like diamonds, teeth like pearls.
Circle game-one in the middle
Bobby Bingo
There was a farmer had a dog his name was Bobby Bingo (x2 circle round)
B I N G O
B I N G O (Stamp round)
His name was Bobby Bingo
B I N G O spells Bobby Bingo.
The last line was pointed out by the person in the middle who swopped places with the last person she pointed to.

Oh yes babules. I had forgotten about the last person being the bone!

I seem to recall one which went -

Keep the kettle boiling, miss a link you're out.

When you stepped on the rope you had to pass it to the next person

Thanks poppycat1! I remember now!!