![]() ![]() If he fails to accomplish his mission, he, in turn, become the leader. He thrusts a small object, such as a small stone, in the hand of the person standing in the ring ** the individual so designated chases the leader around the outside of the ring and tries to catch him before he gets to the vacated space. 'Charlie Over the Ocean' is a drop-the-handkerchief type of game, in which the leader moves around the outside of the ring, He sings each line of the song, which the group repeats responsively. Here's the excerpt about this game from Negro Folk Music: U.S.AGoogle Books *Notice the update about the song 'Over The Water' to Charlie' which is added below on August 14, 2013 'Charlie Over The Ocean' is also included in Harold Courlander's 1963 collection Negro Folk Music: U.S.A. This game may have been of African American origin as the earliest mention of it that I've found is in folklorist Harold Courlander's book & recordings entitled Negro Folk Music of Alabama.* That book & records were compiled from field recordings that Courlander made in rural Alabama in 1950. 'Charlie Over The Ocean' is the name of a children's singing game. Other Posts You Will LoveEdited by Azizi Powell ![]()
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