Thanks,Volgadon!

I've found this rhyme on a number of websites and books. but I didn't know that it was based on a real Duke of York.

I'm curious, was this a jump rope {skipping} rhyme, and, perhaps, also a ball bouncing rhyme. Or was it a handclap rhyme?

And does anyone know if children {girls mostly?} still reciting this rhyme in the UK, in the USA, in Australiaand/or in other English speaking nations?