Alex Date: 11 Mar 97 - 02:32 AM description about how he remembers this rhyme being performed was interesting reading.

I guess it's a missed opportunity to ask what ages where the boys and girls who performed this dance that sometimes involved kissing. If this was similar to playparties, weren't they done by teens and not [just] by children younger than 12 years old.

Still, today-at least in the United States-I doubt that very many "elementary school age" children [5-12 year old] or very many teens would on their on perform this singing game/dance. And if adults introduced it to children and/or teens during a school vocal music class or an after-school session, I can imagine many males and females being unwilling to do this game, especially the kissing part.

I'm not saying that everything about those days was good, but I think we've lost a lot of our innocence if girls and boys can't play like this in public anymore.