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Sitting in the Kitchen

Sitting in the kitchen, / Doing a bit of knitting…

In and outLong rope

Sitting in the kitchen,
Doing a bit of knitting,
In comes a ghost WOO,
And out goes she/he.

Sent in by Erica O.

How to play

The ghost runs in on "WOO" and the first skipper runs out.

In the kitchen (name it yourself)

__________(name) in the kitchen doing a little knitting,
In comes ___________(name),
and out come ____________(name).

Fill in the skippers' names. The second one runs in and the first runs out.

Sent in by Katie, St Mary's N.G.S, Ireland

Where this rhyme comes from

Sung in
UK (submission)

We haven't found a dated record of it yet. It is the same family as 'Granny's in the kitchen'.

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Older and newer versions

The same rhyme, changed by children over the years.

In and outOut goes youPrinted 1916I-N Spells InI-N spells in--
I was in my kitchen…In and outGranny's in the KitchenGranny's in the kitchen,
Doing some stitching…

Sent in by J B., Crockham Hill CEP (the first rhyme ever sent in to skip-hop)

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Sent in by Jan B., Hazelgrove (remembered from about 1966)

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