Three wee monkeys

Not last night but the night before.
Three wee monkeys came to my door.
One with a trumpet
One with a drum
And one with a pancake stuck to his bum.

Spanish Lady

Not last night
but the night before.
Twenty-five robbers came to my door
and this is what
They said to me
Spanish lady turn around. ( turn around while skipping)
Spanish lady touch the ground. ( touch the grund while skipping)
Spanish lady do high kicks. ( kick while skipping)
Spanish lady do the splits. ( stop the rope by putting one leg over it)

Gypsy, Gypsy please tell me

What my fortune's going to be

Tink-er, Tail-or, Sol-dier, Sail-or.

Rich-man, Poor-man, Beggar-man, Thief.

Doc-tor, Law-yer, In-di-an Chief.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear.

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear turn around.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear touch the ground.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear touch your nose.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear touch your toes.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear turn out the light
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear say good-night.

( the child jumps to while saying this rhyme and does the actions as he / she jumps )

I Like Coffee

I like coffee I like tea
I like (persons name ) to jump with me.

(That person nw joins the first person so that the two are now jumping)

One two three change places seven eight nine change places

(The two change places each time they say "change places" and all children keep a note of which pair reach the highest number before messing up)

I Had a Little Bumper car

I had a little bumper car,
number 48,
went round the corner

(skipper jumps out and runs around the twirler and run back in the rope. Keep saying 'corner' until the skipper jumps back in)

and slams on the brake.
Policeman came and put me in jail.
How many days did he put me in jail ?

( skipper continues to jump counting until they mess up)

The Wind Blows High

The wind the wind the wind blows high
Down pops (skipper's name) from the sky ( skipper crouches and jumps then stretches )
She is handsome she is pretty
She is the girl from the golden city
Tell Tell your best friend's name
(child's name) says she/he loves her
(child's name) says she/he loves her
And she/he loves her so.

Pansy Potter

On the mountain
stands a castle
and the owner Frankenstein
and his daughter Pansy Potter
She's my only valentine
So I call in (next child's name) dear ( next child in line jumps in and jumps with first child)
______ dear
So I call in ___________
Out pops _______ 'til the next new year.( First child jumps out and rhyme repeats again with the second child)

I had a little puppy

I had a little puppy
His name was Tiny Tim
I put him in the bathtub, to see if he could swim
He drank all the water, he ate a bar of soap
The next thing you know he had a bubble in his throat.
In came the doctor, (person jumps in)
In came the nurse, ( person jumps in)
In came the lady with the alligator purse (person jumps in)
Out went the doctor (person jumps out)
Out went the nurse (person jumps out)
Out went the lady with the alligator purse (person jumps out)

Christopher Colombus

Skipping rhyme. Ropes start with wave action and at the mention of the word over are cawed.
The object of the game is to see who can reach the highest multiple of five before being 'out'.

Christopher Colombus was a very brave man.
He sailed the seven seas in an old tin can
And the waves grew higher and higher and over
five - ten- fifteen - twenty ......................................