The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #63097   Message #1022471
Posted By: Mrrzy
21-Sep-03 - 11:51 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Do kids still do clapping rhymes?
Subject: RE: BS: Do kid still do clapping rhymes?
In my area (central VA) I find that the all-caucasian girls don't, the ones with some African ancestry do, and all boys don't. Or no boys do. But I teach my sons as many as I knew (Miss Mary Mack, Miss Lucy had a baby [clean version], etc.), and WE do them, but they don't do those in public. I don't know why it seems to be a "black" thing here, but it does.