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From: "Dee and Bob Stalioraitis" <>
Subject: Re: [GEN-STORIES] Skipping songs of our youth
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 14:14:46 -0600
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Hi Kay and Everyone!

I guess I'm 'aging' myself too (!) but I do remember the teddy bear one!
Been a long time since I heard that one - I'd forgotten it until you
reminded me! You're not alone on the double jump-rope either - I had
enough trouble with the single one sometimes!

Dee in Colorado (originally from PA)

----- Original Message -----
From: "KFrog" <>
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Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [GEN-STORIES] Skipping songs of our youth


> Hi, Judith and Everybody!
>
> Toooo funny! Does one's knowledge of these depend on one's age and where
one
> grew up? I am 60 and was born and raised in California-and I only know
this
> one:
>
> Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
> Touch the ground.
> Teddy bear, Teddy bear,
> Turn around.
>
> But I *do* remember:
>
> Mother, mother, I am ill,
> Call the doctor over the hill.
> In came the doctor,
> In came the nurse,
> In came the lady with the alligator purse.
>
> Anyone remember that? Anyone my vintage? We also did double jump rope, but
I
> never could get the hang of it.
>
> Kay in Campbell, CA
>

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• [GEN-STORIES] Skipping songs of our youth by "Judith Byrne" <>
  • Re: [GEN-STORIES] Skipping songs of our youth by "KFrog" <>

    • Re: [GEN-STORIES] Skipping songs of our youth by "Dee and Bob Stalioraitis" <>