What O She Bumps

What O she bumps, / She skips and she jumps…

Pepper (fast)Long rope, Own rope

What O she bumps,
She skips and she jumps,
If she don’t jump
I’ll make her bump.

How to play

Bumps are double unders: the rope passes under twice in one jump.

Where this rhyme comes from

Printed: 1916
Where: London

We have copied these words exactly as they were printed in 1916, spelling and all. The book marks it as a skipping rhyme.

Douglas lists WHAT O SHE BUMPS among the skipping games and calls it "a new one" in 1916.

Source: Norman Douglas, London Street Games (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1916) (public domain).

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