The first example of this rhyme that I posted in this thread included the verse "We are too old for toys/But we're just right for boys".

That verse is a variant form of the lines "I used to play with toys/but now I'm older I play with boys". I'm interested in identifying other rhymes that include that floating verse or a variant form of that verse.

I mentioned earlier in this thread that a variant of that verse is found in some of the "Michael Jackson" versions of "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky".

Here's another rhyme which includes that verse:

Subject: RE: Children's Street Songs
From: GUEST
Date: 15 Dec 08 - 11:42 PM

i thought i learned it like this:
(it was a hand game)

(see see?) my playmate,
come out and play with me,
and bring your (jolly?) seed,
climb up my apple tree,
slide down my rainbow,
into my pot of gold,
and we'll be jolly friends,
forever more,
1-2-3-4, (clap clap),
when i was younger,
i used to play with toys,
but now i'm oold-er,
i play with
b-o-y-s,
boys boys boys boys,
boys boys boys boys,
criss-cross,
apple sauce,
do me a favor and
get,
lost.

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And yes, I know this post has little to do with "We Wear Our Hair In Curls" rhymes. But maybe this thread can serve the purpose of documenting other related-even slightly related-rhymes.