Skip a Rope Skip a rope Skip a rope Oh listen to the children while they play Now ain't it kind of funny what the children say Skip a rope Daddy hates mommy, mommy hates dad Last night he should have heard the fight they had He gave little sister another bad dream He 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 kind of funny what the children say Skip a rope Cheat on your taxes, don't be a fool What is that they said about a golden rule? Well never mind the rules, just play to win And hate your neighbor for the shade of his skin Skip a rope Skip a rope Listen to the children while they play Now ain't it kind of funny what the children say Skip a rope Skip a rope Stabbing in the back, that's the name of the game And mommy and daddy are the ones to blame Skip a rope Skip a rope Just listen to your children while they play It's really not very funny what the children say Skip a rope Skip a rope Skip a rope It's not very funny Skip a rope It's not very funny Skip a rope