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TO DETERMINE WHICH CAPTAIN OF A TEAM GETS THE FIRST PICK
OF A TEAMMATE IN A GAME USING A FOOTBALL, A NEUTRAL
PLAYER SPINS A FOOTBALL BEHIND THE BACK OF A CAPTAIN AND
ASKS "LINES, LACES OR WIDE OPEN SPACES?" THE FIRST
PERSON TO GUESS CORRECTLY GETS THE FIRST PICK. "LINES,
IF THE UPPERMOST PART IS A SEAM, "LACES," IF THE
UPPERMOST PART IS LACES, AND "WIDE OPEN SPACES, IF THE
BALL ENDS UP IN ANY OTHER WAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
IBBITY, BIBBITY, SIBBITY, SAB,
IBBITY, BIBBITY, CANABA,
O-U-T SPELLS OUT AND OUT GOES HE (SHE)
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS USED IN THE 1920'S TO CHOOSE "IT" IN
SEVERAL GAMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
EENY, MEENY, DIPPER DAY,
DEETER, DOTTOR, DUMUNAY,
UTCHA, PUTCHA, DUMUNUTCHA,
EE TA TOUCH,
UGLA,BUGLA, BOO AND OUT GOES YOU.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT ACTUALLY USED THIS AS A CHILD IN THE 1920'S.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN A DISH,
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
(ONE MUST PICK A NUMBER FROM 1-10)
E.G. 6; 1,2,3,4,5,6 AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
Submitter comment:
THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ONLY ONE PLAYER IS LEFT AND
BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION HE IS DETERMINED IT.
I ACTUALLY USED THIS AS A CHILD IN THE LATE 1950'S.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
IBIDY, BIBIDY, SIBIDY, SAB,
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS WAS THE WAY OF PICKING A PERSON TO
BE "IT" IN A GAME OF TAG. YOU MOVE FROM ONE PERSON TO
THE NEXT WITH EVERY WORD. THE PERSON POINTED TO ON THE
WORD GUM IS"IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-04-1970
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE WASHING CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR BLOOD DID SHE HAVE?
ALL THE CHILDREN PUT THEIR FEET IN A CIRCLE AND ONE PERSON
SAYS THE VERSE, TOUCHING EACH FOOT ON EACH WORD. THE
PERSON GETTING THE WORD "HAVE" WILL SAY A COLOR AND THAT
COLOR IS SPELLED OUT, TOUCHING EACH FOOT. WHEN THE LAST
LETTER OF THE COLOR IS SAID, THAT PERSON TAKES ONE FOOT
OUT. THIS PROCEDURE CONTINUES UNTIL THERE IS ONE FOOT
LEFT AND THAT PERSON IS "IT" OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-18-1971
IN ORDER TO FIND WHO SHALL BE IT, OR WHO WILL GO FIRST IN
A CERTAIN GAME, THERE IS A VERSE THAT IS SAID TO FIND
THAT PERSON:
THE SKY IS BLUE,
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
WHILE TOUCHING EVERY FOOT IN THE CIRCLE. WHEN HE STOPS
AT A FOOT AFTER SAYING YOU, THAT PERSON GIVES HIS AGE AND
THEN THE NUMBER IS COUNTED OUT. AFTER THE COUNTING, WHERE-
EVER THE COUNTER STOPS, THAT PERSON IS OUT AND REMOVES
BOTH HIS FEET AND IS THEN OUT. THE POEM AND ACTIONS ARE
ARE REPEATED TIL ONE PERSON IS LEFT AND THAT PERSON IS
"IT" OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR;
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, MORE.
VERSE IS FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN
WHATEVER IS HAPPENING. THE PERSON WHO IS "MORE"
IS ELIMINATED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
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EENIE, MEENIE, MYNIE, MOE, CATCH THE NIGGER BY THE TOE, IF HE HOLLERS, MAKE HIM PAY, $50 EVERY DAY. MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO CHOOSE THE VERY BEST ONE AND OUT GOES YOU.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT REMEMBERS THIS FROM CHILDHOOD IN UPPER
PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN
James Callow comment:
RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
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EENIE, MEENIE, MYNIE, MOE, CATCH THE NIGGER BY THE TOE; MY MOTHER SAYS CHOOSE THE VERY BEST ONE, Y-O-U.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT REMEMBERS THIS FROM CHILDHOOD IN WISCONSIN.
James Callow comment:
RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-17-1967
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, MORE.
(YOU'RE NOT "IT")
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-12-1968
MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER, LIVE ACROSS THE WAY,
AND EVERY NIGHT THEY HAVE A FIGHT,
AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAY;
ICKABOCKA, SODA-WATER, ICKABACKA BOO,
ICKOBOCKA, SODA-CRACKER; OUT GOES YOU!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE,
GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE;
IF THE TRAIN GOES OFF THE TRACK
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
YES, NO, OR MAYBE?
SPELL OUT ANSWER--EXAMPLE--Y-E-S SPELLS YES)
OUT YOU GO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-12-1969
ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE,
THREE, FOUR, OPEN THE DOOR,
FIVE, SIX PICK UP STICKS,
SEVEN, EIGHT, CLOSE THE GATE, (LAY THEM STRAIGHT--PAC)
NINE, TEN, A BIG FAT HEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-02-1969
APPLE, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT REDY HOWLER, I.
Submitter comment: RHYME USED WITH HIDE AND SEEK GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE,
TWENTY FOUR ROBBERS AT MY DOOR,
I GOT UP AND LET THEM IN,
HIT THEM OVER THE HEAD WITH A ROLLING PIN.
5, 10, 15, 20,....100
WHO'S NOT READY HOWLER, I.
Submitter comment: RHYME USED IN HIDE AND SEEK GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER LIVED ACROSS THE STREET,
FOURTEEN-NINETEEN BROADWAY STREET,
EVERY NIGHT THEY'D HAVE A FIGHT,
THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID:
INK A BINK, A BOTTLE OF INK,
INK A BINK, A BOO
INK A BINK, A BOTTLE OF INK,
AND OUT GOES YOU.
Submitter comment:
THIS VERSE IS SAID TO A GROUP IN A CIRCLE, POINTING TO
DIFFERENT PERSON FOR EACH WORD. THE PERSON THAT THE LAST
WORD "YOU" ENDS ON IS ELIMINATED. THE LAST PERSON THAT'S
LEFT IS "IT" FOR THE GAME CHOSEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
WHEN PLAYING A GAME AS A CHILD, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHO IS
TO BE IT, SOMEONE SAYS (ALTERNATING AND POINTING TO A
DIFFERENT PERSON EACH TIME):
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM IN THE DISH,
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, AND YOU ARE
NOT IT.
Submitter comment: THE PERSON WHO IS LEFT IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
MY MOTHER SOCKED YOUR MOTHER IN THE NOSE,
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD? RED
R-E-D SPELLS RED, AND YOU ARE OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, OR.
THIS IS USUALLY DONE BY COUNTING OFF FISTS. THE FIRST
ONE WITH BOTH FISTS OUT BECAUSE THE WORD "OR" WAS SAID ON
THEIR FIST IS THE ONE WHO IS IT.
Submitter comment: THIS VERSE IS USED TO FIND OUT WHO IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |