Every morning at eight o’clock, You all may hear the postman’s knock. 1, 2, 3, 4. There goes “Polly.” Girl named running out, and another girl running in directly.—Marylebone. Up and down the ladder wall, Ha’penny loaf to feed us all; A bit for you, and a bit for me, And a bit for Punch and Judy. —Paddington Green. As they run thus, each calls in turn, “Red, yellow, blue, white.” Where you are tripped, the colour stopped on marks that of your wedding gown.—Deptford. Each of the two girls turning the rope takes a colour, and as the line of children run through, they guess by shouting, “Red?” “Green?” When wrong nothing happens; they take the place of turner, however, if they hit upon her colour. Another way is to call it “Sweet stuff shop,” or “green grocers,” and guess various candies and fruits until they choose right.—Deptford. When several girls start running in to skip, they say, “All in, a bottle of gin,” and as they leave at a dash, they cry— “All out, a bottle of stout.” While “in” jumping, the turners time the skippers’ movements by a sing song. Up and down the city wall, Ha’penny loaf to feed us all; I buy milk, you buy flour, You shall have _pepper_ in half an hour. —Deptford. At pepper turn swiftly. Up and down the ladder wall, Penny loaf to feed us all; A bit for you, and a bit for me, And a bit for all the familee. —Marylebone. Up and down the city wall, In and out “The Eagle,” That’s the way the money goes, Pop goes the weazel. —From “A London Maid.” Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.” —Deptford. My mother said That the rope must go Over my head. —Deptford. Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock. —Deptford. B-L-E-S-S-I-N-G. Roses red, roses white, Roses in my garden; I would not part With my sweetheart For tuppence hapenny farthing. A, B, C, &c., to X, Y, Z.—Deptford. Knife and fork, Lay the cloth,[9] Don’t forget the salt, Mustard, vinegar, Pepper! —Deptford. They sometimes make a girl skip back and forth the long way of the rope, using this dialogue— Girl skipping.—“Father, give me the key.” Father.—“Go to your mother.” Girl jumping in opposite direction.—“Mother, give me the key.” Mother.—“Go to your father.” Lady, lady, drop your handkerchief, Lady, lady, pick it up. Suiting action to the words, still skipping. Rhyme to time the jumps— Cups and saucers, Plates and dishes, My old man wears Calico breeches. [8] To change from left to right side, crossing a second skipper, is called “Pass the Baker.” [9] In Marylebone add here, “Bring me up a leg of pork.” Skyte the Bob