Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 536
op!Hop like de rabbit, ho!Hop like de rabbit, ho boy! There is another game which is played inthe same way, but which requires differentwords. It is called De Willow-tree. I THE SPORTS OF NEGRO CHILDREN. IOO: give the words as they were written down forme by a bright little school-girl; but they… … supposed to be sung, in all parts of the South,or, if sung, they do not appear in the sameform. Their words may differ even in neigh-boring localities. The language of a peoplewho depend upon the ear rather than on theeye for their vocabulary is always changing.The words of De Willow-tree are as…
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