Not Last Night But the Night Before
Not last night but the night before,
24 robbers came knocking at my door
I asked them what they wanted, and this is what they said:
Spanish Dancer do the splits, thetwist
the turnaround and touch theground, and out the back door
Spanish Dancer please come back, back, sit on a tack, read a book anddo not look,
(jump with eyes closed, everyone counting out loud: 1, 2, 3,
4, 5... until you miss)
Contributed by Joy Vargas
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Not last night but the night before
24 robbers came a knocking at my door
I ask them what the want, and this is what they said.
Spanish dancers do the splits, the kicks
they turn around, touch the ground
Spanish dancers please come back, back, back
(doing what the rhyme says)
Then count till you screw up.Contributed by Angie Williams
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Not last night but the night before
24 robbers came knocking at my door,
as I ran out, (run out of rope), theyran in, (jump back in)
[they] knocked me on the head with arolling pin
I asked them what they wanted
and this is what they said
Chinese dancers do the splits,(jumper doing the commands after each)
Chinese dancers do the kicks,
Chinese dances turn around,
Chinese dancers touch the ground,
Chinese dancers get out of town, (runout of rope, end of turn)
Contributed by Joanna Hop
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Not last night
Not last night, but the night before
24 Robbers came knocking at my door
As I ran out (Run out of the jumprope)
They ran in (Run back in the jumprope and start jumping again)
I asked them what they wanted andthis is what they said:
Spanish dancer turn around (turn ½turn each time you jump)
Spanish dancer touch the ground(touch ground once when you are jumping)
Spanish dancer give a high kick (kickin the air once)
Spanish dancer get out before youmiss (get out of the jump rope)
If you stay in, someone yells"Hot Potatoes" and then they (they ones holding the rope)start turningthe rope real fast and someone counts to see how many "hot potatoes"you do.
Contributed by Kim Presson
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Not last night but the night before
24 robbers came to my door
They stole my watch and they stolemy ring
and then they all began to sing
"Policeman, policeman, do your duty here comes (name) theAmerican beauty!
She can wiggle; She can wobble;
She can do the split;
but she can't wear herdresses above her hips!"
Contributed by Toni Jaskoski
