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COUNTING OUT
ONE, TWO, TIE YOUR SHOE,
THREE, FOUR, CLOSE THE DOOR.
FIVE, SIX, PICK UP STICKS.
SEVEN, EIGHT, LAY THEM STRAIGHT,
NINE, TEN, BEGIN AGAIN.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT REMEMBERED THIS FROM CHILDHOOD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-07-1967
COUNTING OU
EVERYONE STICKS THEIR FISTS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CIRCLE,
AND THEY BEGIN TO PICK AN "IT" IN THIS MANNER:
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, MORE.
THE PERSON WHOSE HAND IS THE MORE PUTS IT BEHIND HIS BACK,
AND ONCE MORE THE RHYME BEGINS. THE LAST ONE IS "IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-03-1967
COUNTING OUT
EENY, MEENY, DIX-A-LEENY,
LA, LA, LUMBER-LOA,
OXEY, COXEY, BOOMEROXEY,
OUT GOES YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
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COUNTING OUT
EENIE, MEENIE, MINIE, MOO,
CATCH A NIGGER BY THE TOE.
IF HE HOLLERS, MAKE HIM PAY,
FIFTY DOLLARS EVERY DAY.
OUT GOES Y-O-U.
Submitter comment:
VERSE IS USED FOR CHOOSING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. EACH WORD
FALLS ON A PERSON OR THING, AND THE LAST "YOU" DESIGNATES
WHICH IS TO DROP OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse Filter - Mature Content |
COUNTING OUT
EENEE, MEENEE, MINEE, MOE,
CATCH A TIGER BY THE TOE,
IF HE HOLLERS, LET HIM GO,
EENEE, MEENEE, MINEE, MOE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
COUNTING OUT
TRAIN, TRAIN, NUMBER NINE,
GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE,
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
Y-E-S -- YOU ARE NOT IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
FINGER GAME
BEGIN COUNTING FROM YOUR BABY FINGER AND SAY THE FOLLOWING
VERSE:
TOMMY, TOMMY, TOMMY, TOMMY--WHOOPS TOMMY
TOMMY--WHOOPS--TOMMY, TOMMY, TOMMY, TOMMY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
NURSERY RHYME
ITALIAN:
SECA SECA SECOLA
(NAME) VA ALLA SCUOLA
SE PORTA IL CANESTRINA
A TUTTO PIENO DI ROBBA
FINCI LA MAESTRA
CE LA PRENTE
A LA METTO SUL COMO
CI JA DIRE SI E NO.
TRANSLATION:
SEE SEE SAW.
(NAME) GOES TO SCHOOL.
SHE BRINGS A BASKET
ALL FILLED WITH GOODIES
FOR THE TEACHER.
THE TEACHER TAKES THE BASKET
AND PUTS IT ON THE DESK.
ASKS HER "YES" OR "NO."
Submitter comment:
I HAVE HEARD THE INFORMANT SAY THIS TO HER GRANDSON, 1-1/2 YRS.
OLD, WHEN HOLDING HIM IN HER LAP. SHE TOOK BOTH OF HIS HANDS
AND ROCKED HIM TO AND FRO; AND ENDED THE RHYME BY PULLING
ONE HAND FOR "YES" AND THEN THE OTHER FOR "NO."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
A GAME MY WIFE LEARNED AND PLAYED WITH OUR CHILDREN
IN THEIR NEONATAL DAYS:
FOREHEAD KNOCKER, (FOREHEAD)
EYE WINKER (ONE EYE)
TOM TINKER (OTHER EYE)
NOSE DROPPER (NOSE)
MOUTH EATER (MOUTH)
CHIN CHOPPER (CHIN)
AND A CHUKKA CHUK CHUK. (TICKLING STOMACHE)
Submitter comment:
WHILE RECITING, THE SPEAKER TOUCHES THE INDICATED FACE AND
BODY PARTS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
THIS IS AN ARMENIAN VERSE SAID TO A BABY:
CLAP, CLAP (CLAPPING THE HANDS OF A SMALL CHILD)
YOU LOOK LIKE A RED APPLE
Submitter comment:
THIS MEANS YOUR CHEEKS ARE LIKE A RED APPLE.
THIS VERSE WAS SAID TO THE INFORMANT WHEN SHE WAS A BABY.
IT IS STILL USED TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-01-1971
ONE DAY AS I WAS WALKING
I HEARD MY BOYFRIEND TALKING
TO A PRETTY LITTLE GIRL
WITH STRAWBERRY CURLS
AND THIS IS WHAT HE SAID:
MY MOTHER GAVE ME PEACHES,
MY MOTHER GAVE ME PEARS,
MY MOTHER GAVE ME FIFTY CENTS
AND KICKED ME DOWN THE STAIRS.
Submitter comment:
ACCOMPANIED BY CLAPPING
THIS VERSE IS TO BE SUNG WHILE CLAPPING HANDS TOGETHER AND
CLAPPING THEM ON YOUR LAP.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
VERSE WITHOUT MUSIC
TWO PEOPLE STAND OPPOSITE ONE ANOTHER WHILE RECITING
THIS VERSE. AS THEY DO, THEY CLAP FIRST THEIR HANDS
AND THEN THE HANDS OF THEIR PARTNER:
DOCTOR, DOCTOR HAVE YOU HEARD.
MOMMY'S GOING TO BUY ME A MOCKING BIRD.
AND IF THAT MOCKING BIRD DON'T SING,
MOMMY'S GOING TO BUY ME A DIAMOND RING.
AND IF THAT DIAMOND RING DON'T SHINE,
MOMMY'S GOING TO BUY ME A BOTTLE OF WINE.
AND IF THAT BOTTLE OF WINE GETS BROKE,
MOMMY'S GOING TO BUY ME A BILLY-GOAT.
AND IF THAT BILLY-GOAT RUNS AWAY,
MOMMY'S GOING TO SPANK MY BOOM-ZEE-A,
AND IF MY BOOM-ZEE-A GETS SORE,
MOMMY'S GOING TO BUY ME A CLOTHING STORE.
AND IF THAT CLOTHING STORE BURNS DOWN,
MOMMY'S GOING TO BUY ME AN EVENING GOWN,
AND IF THAT EVENING GOWN DON'T FIT,
MOMMY'S GOING TO SAY, "I QUIT, QUIT, QUIT."
Where learned: BIRMINGHAM ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TWO LITTLE BLACKBIRDS SITTING ON A FENCE,
ONE NAMED JACK, ONE NAMED JILL.
FLY AWAY JACK, FLY AWAY JILL.
COME BACK JACK, COME BACK JILL.
Submitter comment:
THE INDEX FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS HAD A SMALL PIECE OF
ADHESIVE TAPE. WHILE SAYING THE VERSE, THE PERSON
TAPS WITH THESE TWO FINGERS. WHEN THE BIRDS ARE TO FLY
AWAY, THE PERSON RAISES HIS HANDS HIGH AND EXCHANGES FINGERS,
SO THAT THE TAPE IS NOT SHOWING. WHEN THE BIRDS FLY BACK,
THE FINGERS ARE EXCHANGED, SO THAT THE TAPE IS SHOWING
AGAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
DUTCH GIRL
A HAND-CLAPPING GAME THAT IS PLAYED TO THIS RHYME:
I AM A PRETTY LITTLE DUTCH GIRL,
AS PRETTY AS CAN BE.
AND ALL THE BOYS AROUND MY BLOCK,
GO CRAZY OVER ME.
SOME WILL GIVE ME PEACHES.
SOME WILL GIVE ME PEARS.
SOME WILL GIVE ME FIFTY CENTS,
AND KICK ME DOWN THE STAIRS.
I DON'T WANT THEIR PEACHES,
I DON'T WANT THEIR PEARS,
ALL I'LL TAKE IS THE FIFTY CENTS,
AND KICK THEM DOWN THE STAIRS.
Submitter comment:
THE CLAPPING SEQUENCE IS:
BOTH HANDS ON LAP, CLAP TOGETHER, HIT EACH OTHER'S RIGHT
HAND (PALM TO PALM) -- CLAP TOGETHER.
HIT EACH OTHER'S LEFT HAND (PALM TO PALM), CLAP TOGETHER
HIT EACH OTHER'S TWO HANDS (PALM TO PALM), BOTH HANDS
ON LAP TOGETHER TWICE, CLAP, START AGAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-23-1970
LITTLE PIGS
THIS LITTLE PIG GOES TO MARKET,
THIS LITLE PIG STAYS HOME.
THIS LITTLE PIG HAS PLENTY TO EAT,
THIS LITTLE PIG HAS NONE.
THIS LITTLE PIG SAYS, "WEE, WEE, WEE!" ALL THE WAY HOME.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A RHYME FOR TOES, THE LITTLE BEING THE "WEE" ONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
HA DA UME BOO ESAM
HA DA LABISS EL KATHOM
HA DA TOOL EL LA THULIE
HA DA LICK KATH EL IREE
HA DA IT TEEL EL MUMLIE
HA DA ZENK EL ES WAA RA
HA DA COO E SULEE
HA DA USHL EL US TOORA
THIS IS THE FINGER WITHOUT A NAME (BABY)
THIS ONE WEARS A RING
THIS ONE IS LONG FOR NOTHING
THIS ONE LICKS THE PAN
THIS ONE KILLS THE ANTS
THIS ONE WEARS A BRACELET (WRIST)
THIS ONE CARRIES THE BASKET
THIS ONE THE BIRDS NEXT IN.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A LEBANESE RHYME WHICH DEFINES ALL THE FINGERS ON THE HAND (THUMB INCLUDED), THE WRIST, THE ELBOW JOINT, AND TH SHOULDER JOINT. MOTHERS OFTEN USE THIS RHYME WHEN TEACHING THEIR CHILDREN THE NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF THESE CERTAIN BODY PARTS. TRANSLATED IT WOULD BE:
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
FOLLOWING FRENCH VERSE IS RECITED WHILE THE PAPA BOUNCES
HIS LITTLE ONE ON HIS KNEE.
PETIT GALOP, PETITGALOP, PETIT GALOP, PETIT GALOP,
GROS GALOP, GROS GALOP, GROS GALOP, GROS GALOP.
Submitter comment:
THE EQUIVALENT IN ENGLISH IS LITTLE GALLOP, ETC.,
FOLLOWED BY BIG GALLOP. THE FATHER FIRST BOUNCES
SLIGHTLY, THEN BOUNCES CHILD VIGOROUSLY, WHILE
RECITING VERSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-17-1970
EYE-BLINKER, NO-BLEEDER, CHIN-CHOPPER.
Submitter comment:
ABOVE IS SAID TO CHILD OR BABY WHILE SPEAKER POINTS
TO LISTENER'S EYE, NOSE AND NOT THE CHIN, BUT INSTEAD
IS QUICKLY TICKLED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-01-1970
LITTLE MOUSY, COMING FROM THE BARN,
GONNA GET YOU RIGHT UNDER THE ARM.
Submitter comment:
RHYME IS COMBINED WITH MOVEMENT--USE INDEX FINGER AND
SECOND FINGER IN WALKING MOTION UP THE SIDE OF A CHILD'S
OR BABY'S BODY. SLOW MOVEMENT FOR THE FIRST LINE, RAPID
MOVEMENT FOR SECOND LINE, ENDING WITH A TICKLE UNDER
ARMPIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | -- |
Date learned: 09-00-1969
FONTANELLA, FONTANELLA,
A QUA CI BEVE LA PECORELLA
LA PECORELLA DI SAN GIOCCHINO
VA CANTANTO LA LITANIA
DEL VIVO E DEL MORTO
PER NOI PATRE NOSTRO
PER LA MORTE E PER LA VITA
PER NOI SAN ANTONINO
LITTLE FOUNTAIN, LITTLE FOUNTAIN
HERE THE LITTLE SHEEPS COMES TO DRINK
THE LITTLE LAMB OF SAN JACOM
GOES SINGING THE LITANY
OF THE LIVING AND OF THE DEAD
FOR US AN HOUR FATHER (OUR FATHER?)
FOR THE DEAD AND FOR THE LIVING
FOR US SAN ANTONINO.
Submitter comment:
A CIRCLING MOTION IS MADE WITH THE INDEX FINGER IN THE PALM
OF THE BABY'S HAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; EAST DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SAN JACOB?
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |