The study of British children carried out by Iona and Peter Opie suggests that childlore is more conservative than adult culture.
A similar study carried out in a Latin American country might therefore discover among indigenous children verses unchanged since before the conquest, or perhaps, in a large city, traditions preserved from the civilization of Granada.
For example, a popular song, this version from the Valley of Teotihuacan, that has the flavor but quite different lyrics from The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly is La Rana.
"[1]The final verse of the eleven that Mendoza records is, It roughly translates as such: "When death wants to enjoy herself, God comes and makes her cry.
"[2]Judy Sierra and Robert Kaminski have written a book of children's traditional games from 137 countries and cultures.