Cindy wrote: <<rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief, doctor, lawyer, indian chief"
we used it, in elementary school, as a jump rope rhyme. the jump you "missed" on supposedly indicated the occupation of your spouse-to-be.>> We used it too, but I think the jump ropers now days say: "Prosperous person, destitute one, Panhandler, purloiner, Medical specialist, Morally and ethically challenged person, Native American" It's a lot harder to jump rope to :~D Of course, being the 3rd grade jump rope champ, my favorite song was: "Two little dickie birds sittin' on the wall, One named Peter, one named Paul Fly away, Peter, fly away, Paul Don't you come back 'till your birthday's called January, February.......December Now fly away, fly away, fly away all" I'm sure this has totally confused you now Nuriel, but I do think Joni was thinking about her childhood days (jumping rope) when she wrote "Fiction" Jimmy
