ID: 485
Date: 2000
Title: The bell
Gender: Female 
Classification: Skipping 
Rhyme: 

The bell, the bell,
The B-E-L-L,
If you're late, climb the gate,
Or get here by half past eight.

(Rotorua, 2000)

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Background Info: From the Scottish website, 
www.glesga.ukpals.com/MemoryLane%20Songs.htm, (accessed 15 January, 2007) comes an alternative version:

The bell, the bell, the B.I.L.
Tell the teacher I'm no' well.
If I'm late, shut the gate.
The bell, the bell, the B.I.L.
(Accompanying comment: "Spelling was not up to scratch due to the fact he/she was always dogging off school.")

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Location: Rotorua 
Group size: 4 
Incidence: 1