Count your Children

Now your married / You must be good…

Now your married
You must be good.
Make your husband chop the wood.
Count your children
One by One
Now make sure their homework’s done
One, Two, Three...

How to play

Keep counting until the skipper misses.

Where this rhyme comes from

Sung in: UK, US

We haven't found a dated record of it yet. It belongs to the large family of 'marriage and children' rope rhymes that predict a skipper's future. The homework line looks like a fairly recent addition.

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