No! They didn't know it! Or "Cinderella dressed in blue" ("Went upstairs to do a poo" - for some reason this amused us). They knew "Apple jelly, rhubarb tart..." but we had to teach them "On a hillside, stands a lady, who she is I do not know...". And "Had a little bubble car". Skipping is so much FUN. A couple of years ago in Belfast, at the time of the 12th, the streets were all deserted as usual. I was living round in the Holy Land (wee terraced houses between the university and the Lower Ormeau for those who don't know Belfast too well) at the time and the army were rolling up and down the street in huge trucks. It was a really hot day and since the traffic was limited my friends and I got some rope and went skipping in the street and did all the rhymes we could remember. It was EXHAUSTING though - it totally wrecks you!