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Drip, Drop

Drip, drop, drip, drop / Down by the sea…

Out goes youLong rope

Drip, drop, drip, drop
Down by the sea,
Up popped a mermaid,
She said to me:
“Skip in the middle,
One at each end,
Each is a sister (brother),
Each is a friend”

How to play

Three in the game: one skipping in the middle and one turner at each end. Swap round at the end of the rhyme.

Where this rhyme comes from

Sung in
UK

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Older and newer versions

The same rhyme, changed by children over the years.

In and outPrinted 1916Two in the RopeTwo in the rope, and two take end,
Both are sisters, both are friend…

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