Skip a rope Skip a rope Listen to the children while they play Now ain't it kinda funny what the children say? Skip a rope Daddy hates mama, mama hates dad Last night you should'a heard the fight they had It gave little sister another bad dream She woke us all up with a terrible scream Skip a rope Skip a rope Listen to the children while they play Now ain't it kinda funny what the children say? Skip a rope Cheat on your taxes, don't be a fool Now what was it they said about a golden rule? Never mind the rule, just play to win And hate your neighbor for the shade of his skin Skip a rope Skip a rope Oh, listen to the children while they play Oh, ain't it kinda funny what the children say? Skip a rope Stab 'em in the back, that's the name of the game It's really not very funny what the children say Skip a rope Skip a rope Now listen to the children while they play