There is a rock at the bottom of the river
Round on one side, flat on the other
Give it to an Indian, Indian giver
You can't always do
Wha choo druther
One fish,
Two fish,
Three fish,
Four
Pull 'em from the water and
Toss 'em on the shore
Five fish,
Six fish,
Seven fish,
Eight
Take out the bones and
Stick 'em on a plate
There is a flyer that lives by the water
Watch for the ladybug and holler when ya got 'er
Black spots, red bug, ya should notta caught 'er
You can't always do
Wha choo otter.
for One Shot Wednesday
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I adored jumping rope, not for the rope or the jumping, but for the magical ditties, like this one.
ReplyDeletelove it..jumping the rope is my fav thing,till now i love doing it ..beautiful memories your piece brought back to me..:)
ReplyDeleteSo much fun and perfect for jumping to!
ReplyDeleteTeresa
tag you're it
ReplyDeleteWarm Aloha from Waikiki :)
Comfort Spiral
Nice ..the description of the rock...love it and the Indian giver..playful read...bkm
ReplyDeleteReading this, I was a kid again hunting for minnows in the pond with my sisters and brothers. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Shay. Was reading the poem as slang before realizing with the last pic that it was about jumping rope. Felt a little dumb at that point. lol Interesting symbol, and meanings for a ladybug. cheers
ReplyDeleteMust be a northern thing ..
ReplyDeletejumping rope ..
reminded me of Gollum for some reason.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I have read too much poetry and my mind is losing it
thanks Shay
moon smiles
One fish two fish red fish and I've lost my mind counting fish
It's important to remember, when jumping rope, do it right the first time and you won't need all that repitition ;-)
ReplyDeleteMust be the prettiest garden I have ever visited with its words all in blossom.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, i do want to be loved but with three daughters and a son I am covered there!
CJ
The aging punk.
The last time I jumped rope it meassured 2.4 on the Richter Scale!
ReplyDeleteLoved your verse...G
Faboo!!!!!
ReplyDeleteVery fun... Be Inspired Today! Love and Light, Sender
ReplyDeleteso playful shay...back on the blacktop at recess...and i still cant get between the ropes...smiles.
ReplyDeleteand otters are cool.
nice one shot!
Can I jumprope with you, Chica? :)
ReplyDeleteGot me jumping! My poem is The final seaside trip. I hope you have a good week!
ReplyDeleteYay, git down, Gerl!! Banjo be good on that I think. :)
ReplyDeletexo
What you write never ceases to surprise and delight.
Very playful! What a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteI love this Shay - you have captured that language of play perfectly.
ReplyDeleteA very playful piece--really takes a person back. Even a youngin' like me. Though I was never good at this whole jump rope business...ah well.
ReplyDeleteFun poem. Well done--and happy One Shot!
That last person was me, by the way, apparently screwing up the posting. Grah...long day.
ReplyDeleteCool. Ladybugs are supposed to mean good luck!
ReplyDeleteI laughed through all these and laughed harder because I didn't get that these your jump rope songs.
ReplyDeleteI loved the flyer and ladybug one. I actually found an old jump rope and tried it, but it's hard to jump rope and read at the same time.
Kind of like rubbing your head and patting your tummy at the same time. I just not the most coordinated person:~)
What fun you give us:~)
How wonderfully original. I love jump rope rhymes like THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR BAG and so many others. This is playful, whimsical, magical and feels like childhood should feel-- somewhere between Shel Silverstein and Dr.Seuss. Great!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun post! Wish i could jump rope....:-)
ReplyDeleteheheh.. I remember chasing 'em ladybugs whenever I spotted them.. Infact, quite recently too, there was one on my wall, and I'd written an ode to her :)
ReplyDeleteBut skipping rope.. aahh... nostalgia :)
This was such a delightful read... Thanks!!!
dustus felt dumb but i would never have known if i hadnt read the comments...but now i do i can imagine the kids outside singing along as they jump the rope...thanks for sharing with one shot..cheers pete
ReplyDeleteVery creative! I love the rhythm of these.
ReplyDeleteI was never any good at jumping rope, especially when you had to run into a spinning rope, spun by two others. (I wrote about that months ago on my blog.) But I remember similar chants while doing complicated hand-slapping things with another. Geez, i don't even know what that's called.
I'm not nearly coordinated enough for jumping rope. Never was.
ReplyDeleteMaybe if I'd had a sassy Fireblossom around...
I love this one!
ReplyDeleteokay, i'm clapping now....very good, very, very good....
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