My Mother Said

My mother said / That the rope must go…

ChantsLong rope

My mother said
That the rope must go
Over my head.

Where this rhyme comes from

Printed: 1898
Where: Deptford, London

We have copied these words exactly as they were printed in 1898, spelling and all. The book marks it as a skipping rhyme.

Source: Alice Bertha Gomme, The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland, vol. II (London: David Nutt, 1898), 'Skipping', pp. 200–204. Rhymes collected by Miss Chase (public domain).

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