Jump With Me

I like coffee, I like tea, / I like (person's name) to jump with me…

I like coffee, I like tea,
I like (person's name) to jump with me.
One, two, three, change places, seven, eight, nine, change places, etc.

How to play

The named person joins the first so that two are now jumping. They change from right to left each time they say "change places", and everyone keeps track of who got the highest number before missing.

Where this rhyme comes from

Sung in: UK, US, New Zealand

We haven't found a dated record of it yet. 'I like coffee, I like tea' is a common rhyme for calling a second skipper into the rope.

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