What games do children play around here, in which they form a ring, and either sing or recite a rhyme?
| DROP THE HANDKERCHIEF | 534 |
| RING AROUND A ROSY | 347 |
| RING AROUND THE ROSY | 332 |
| FARMER IN THE DELL | 330 |
| RING AROUND THE ROSES | 98 |
| LONDON BRIDGE | 80 |
| LITTLE SALLY WALKER | 30 |
| LITTLE SALLY WATER | 28 |
| RING AROUND ROSY | 27 |
| LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN | 24 |
| RING AROUND THE ROSIES | 21 |
| GO IN AND OUT THE WINDOW | 19 |
| SKIP TO MY LOU | 14 |
| HERE WE GO ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 12 |
| MULBERRY BUSH | 12 |
| IN AND OUT THE WINDOW | 11 |
| TISKET-A-TASKET | 11 |
| DUCK DUCK GOOSE | 10 |
| A-TISKET-A-TASKET | 9 |
| LONDON BRIDGES | 9 |
| FOX AND GEESE | 7 |
| GUINEA SQUAT | 7 |
| HANDKERCHIEF | 7 |
| LITTLE SALLY SAUCER | 7 |
| SPIN THE PLATTER | 7 |
| WHIP POPPA | 7 |
| FARMER’S IN THE DELL | 6 |
| RING AROUND ROSES | 6 |
| ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 6 |
| SLAP IN THE BACK | 6 |
| HOKEY POKEY | 5 |
| MAYPOLE DANCE | 5 |
| SPIN THE BOTTLE | 5 |
| TAG | 5 |
| THREE DEEP | 5 |
| DROP THE HANKY | 4 |
| IN AND OUT THE WINDOWS | 4 |
| LITTLE SALLY ANN | 4 |
| LONDON BRIDGE’S FALLING | 4 |
| MERRY-GO-ROUND | 4 |
| POP GOES THE WEASEL | 4 |
| SQUAT POISON | 4 |
| BULL IN THE RING | 3 |
| DID YOU EVER SEE A LASSIE | 3 |
| DODGE BALL | 3 |
| FLYING DUTCHMAN | 3 |
| GOING IN AND OUT THE WINDOW | 3 |
| NEEDLE’S EYE | 3 |
| POP THE WHIP | 3 |
| RING AROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 3 |
| SQUAT | 3 |
| ALL AROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 2 |
| BEAN BAG | 2 |
| BLINDFOLD | 2 |
| BLUEBIRD | 2 |
| CAT AND MOUSE | 2 |
| CAT AND RAT | 2 |
| DROPPING HANDKERCHIEF | 2 |
| HOT POTATO | 2 |
| LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING | 2 |
| LOOBY-LOO | 2 |
| LOOP-DE-LOO | 2 |
| LOOPY-DE-LOOP | 2 |
| MARCHING AROUND THE LEVEL | 2 |
| MAYPOLE | 2 |
| MILLER BOY | 2 |
| MOTORBOAT | 2 |
| “OATS, PEAS, BEANS AND BARLEY” | 2 |
| PIG IN THE PARLOR | 2 |
| RED ROVER | 2 |
| RING AROUND A POSY | 2 |
| RING AROUND A ROSIES | 2 |
| RING AROUND THE POSY | 2 |
| RING AROUND THE ROSE | 2 |
| TISKET-TASKET | 2 |
| ALL AROUND THE VINEGAR JUG | 1 |
| ALL OUT BUT ME | 1 |
| ALL ROUND THE MAYPOLE | 1 |
| ALL THE KING’S HORSES | 1 |
| ALL-EE-ALL-EE-ALL IN FREE | 1 |
| ALPHABETICAL ORDER | 1 |
| AROUND THE MULBERRY | 1 |
| AROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 1 |
| AUNT DINAH’S DEAD | 1 |
| BABY IN THE AIR | 1 |
| BLIND DUTCHMAN | 1 |
| BLIND MAN’S BUFF | 1 |
| “BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD IN MY WINDOW” | 1 |
| “BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD THROUGH MY WINDOW” | 1 |
| BULLY IN THE RING | 1 |
| BUNNY HOP | 1 |
| “BUTTON, BUTTON” | 1 |
| CATCH | 1 |
| CHASE THAT FOX | 1 |
| CHASE THE SQUIRREL | 1 |
| CHASING THE RING | 1 |
| CHOOSE THE BACON | 1 |
| CIGARETTES | 1 |
| CIRCLE BALL | 1 |
| CIRCLE RED ROVER | 1 |
| COME FOLLOW ME TO LONDON | 1 |
| COMES-I-COME | 1 |
| DARLING NELLIE GRAY | 1 |
| DODGE BACK | 1 |
| DOG AND DEER | 1 |
| DOUBLE SUPPER | 1 |
| DROP A HANDKERCHIEF | 1 |
| DROP A HANKY | 1 |
| DROP THE HAT | 1 |
| DUCK DUCK DRAKE | 1 |
| DUCK DUCK DUCK GOOSE | 1 |
| DUCK DUCK GRAY DUCK | 1 |
| DUCKY | 1 |
| DUCKY DOWN | 1 |
| DUCKY SET | 1 |
| DUG DUG GOOSE | 1 |
| EVER SEE A LASSIE | 1 |
| FARMER IN THE WELL | 1 |
| FARMER TAKES A WIFE | 1 |
| FIGURE EIGHT AROUND THE LADY | 1 |
| FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS | 1 |
| FOX IN THE GULLY | 1 |
| FROG IN THE MEADOW | 1 |
| FROGGY IN THE MEADOW | 1 |
| FROGGY IN THE MIDDLE | 1 |
| FROGGY IN THE MILL POND | 1 |
| FRUIT BASKET UPSIDE DOWN | 1 |
| GETTING BREAKFAST | 1 |
| GINNY GINNY ALL SQUAT | 1 |
| GO IN AND OUT THE WINDOWS | 1 |
| GO IN AND OUT YOUR WINDOWS | 1 |
| GOING AROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 1 |
| GOING TO LONDON BRIDGE | 1 |
| GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN | 1 |
| GOOD NIGHT LADIES | 1 |
| GOOSE GOOSE GOOSE | 1 |
| GOOSEY GOOSEY GANDER | 1 |
| GRANMAW HUB-BUB | 1 |
| GUINEA GUINEA SQUAT | 1 |
| HENCHIES IS WALKING | 1 |
| HERE WE GO AROUND A MULBERRY BUSH | 1 |
| HERE WE GO LOOP-DE-LU | 1 |
| HERE WE GO LOOPEDY-LOOP | 1 |
| HERE WE GO LOOPITY-LOOP | 1 |
| HIDE AND GO SEEK | 1 |
| HOLD TIGHT TO WHAT I GIVE YOU | 1 |
| HOP SKIP AND JUMP | 1 |
| I WENT TO OLD KENTUCKY | 1 |
| IN AND OUT THE DOOR | 1 |
| IN AND OUT YOUR WINDOWS | 1 |
| INDIAN CHIEF | 1 |
| ITALY | 1 |
| I-TISKET-A-TASKET | 1 |
| I-TISKET-I-TASKET I DROPPED A YELLOW BASKET | 1 |
| JUMP JUMP JUMP JIM CROW | 1 |
| KING WILLIAMS | 1 |
| KING-KING-CANNICO | 1 |
| KISSING IN THE HALLS | 1 |
| LAST COUPLE OUT | 1 |
| LITTLE SALLY WALKER SITTING ON THE SAUCER | 1 |
| LITTLE SALLY WALTERS | 1 |
| LITTLE SALLY WATERS | 1 |
| LIZA JANE | 1 |
| LONDON BRIDGES FALLING DOWN | 1 |
| LOOBA-LOO | 1 |
| LOOP-THE-LOOP | 1 |
| LOOPY-LO | 1 |
| LOOPY-LOO | 1 |
| LOSE YOUR SUPPER | 1 |
| LOST MY HANKERCHIEF | 1 |
| LU-BY-LU | 1 |
| MAGIC CIRCLE | 1 |
| MARCHING ROUND THE LEVEE | 1 |
| MARCHING ROUND THE LEVEL | 1 |
| MARY MACK | 1 |
| MAYDAY OBSERVANCE | 1 |
| MAYPOLE DANCES | 1 |
| MAYPOLING | 1 |
| MOTORBOAT-MOTORBOAT | 1 |
| MOUSE AND THE CAT | 1 |
| MUSICAL CHAIRS | 1 |
| MY SUE | 1 |
| NEEDLES | 1 |
| NERVY | 1 |
| ODD MAN OUT | 1 |
| OLD BRASS WAGON | 1 |
| OLD KENTUCKY GIRL | 1 |
| OLD MCDONALD HAD A FARM | 1 |
| O’LEARY | 1 |
| PASS THE BUTTON | 1 |
| PAT ON THE BACK | 1 |
| POISON | 1 |
| POST OFFICE | 1 |
| PRISONERS BASE | 1 |
| PUT YOUR LITTLE FOOT | 1 |
| RELEASE | 1 |
| RING A-RING A-ROSY | 1 |
| RING AROUND THE FLAGPOLE | 1 |
| RING AROUND THE MAYPOLE | 1 |
| RING AROUND THE POSIES | 1 |
| RING PLAYS | 1 |
| RISE SALLY RISE | 1 |
| ROSES | 1 |
| ROUND AND ROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 1 |
| ROUND THE CIRCLE | 1 |
| ROWBOAT | 1 |
| RUN SHEEP RUN | 1 |
| SALLY GO ROUND THE SUN | 1 |
| SALLY IN THE SUGAR BOWL | 1 |
| SALLY WALKER | 1 |
| SCRAMBLE | 1 |
| SHADOW TAG | 1 |
| SIMON SAYS | 1 |
| SINGING SPOON | 1 |
| SKIP COME-A-LU | 1 |
| SKIP SKIP TO MY LOU | 1 |
| SLAP IN SLAP OUT | 1 |
| SLAP THE RABBIT | 1 |
| SLOOPEDY-LOO | 1 |
| SNAP THE WHIP | 1 |
| SOCCER | 1 |
| SPIN A BOTTLE | 1 |
| SPIN THE COVER | 1 |
| SPIN THE MILK BOTTLE | 1 |
| SPIN THE PLATTERS | 1 |
| SQUASH | 1 |
| SQUAT TAG | 1 |
| SQUIRREL AND THE NUT | 1 |
| STATUES | 1 |
| STEAMBOAT | 1 |
| SUGAR LUMP TIME | 1 |
| SWEET WILLIAM WAS | 1 |
| TAP | 1 |
| TELEPHONE | 1 |
| THIMBLE | 1 |
| TICKY-TICKY-TASKET | 1 |
| TISKET-I-TASKET | 1 |
| TOAD IN THE MEADOW | 1 |
| TOO LATE FOR SUPPER | 1 |
| TWO DEEP | 1 |
| TWO DEEP THREE DEEP | 1 |
| UNDER THE MULBERRY BUSH | 1 |
| UP AND DOWN THE LEVEE | 1 |
| VIBRATIONS | 1 |
| VOLLEYBALL | 1 |
| WE’LL GO AROUND THE MULBERRY BUSH | 1 |
| WE’RE GOING TO KENTUCKY | 1 |
| WHIP-CRACKING | 1 |
| WINKUM | 1 |
| WOLF OVER THE RIVER | 1 |
| YOU YOU YOU YOU | 1 |
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