Jelly On The Plate

Jelly On The Plate
Chanted by Cedar Place children.

Jelly on the plate, jelly on the plate,
Wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle,
Jelly on the plate.
Sausage on the pan, sausage on the pan,
Turn them over, turn them over,
Sausage on the pan.
Baby on the floor, baby on the floor,
Pick [him / it] up, pick [him / it] up,
Baby on the floor.
Ghostie in the house, ghostie in the house,
Kick him out, kick him out,
Ghostie in the house.
Apples on the tree, apples on the tree,
[Pick / Pull] them off, [pick / pull] them off,
Apples on the tree.

John Mearns described this game as "skipping with actions — wiggling, kicking, turning 180 degrees round, etc." Lomax introduced this chant on radio by saying, "I set up my mike in the streets of Aberdeen, and found the children were singing about their favorite dessert." BBC Radio broadcast, recorded on August, 13, 1951.

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