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BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM,
IN A DISH,
HOW MANY BUBBLE GUMS
DO YOU WISH?
O-N-E SPELLS OUT AND YOU ARE OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-12-1971
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EENY, MEENY, MINY MOE,
CATCH A NIGGER BY HIS TOE,
IF HE HOLLERS, LET HIM GO,
MY MOTHER SAID TO CHOOSE THE VERY BEST ONE,
SO O-U-T SPELLS OUT YOU GO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LEXINGTON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-20-1969
EENY, MEENY, SLIPERY DIG,
DEELIA, DOLIA, DOMINIG,
HOCHIE, POCHIE, DOMINOCHIE,
CHI CHA CHOO
IGGLY BIGGLY BOO
AND OUT GOES YOU
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A RHYME FOR DESIGNATING WHO IS "IT" IN A GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LEXINGTON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-14-1969
MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER, LIVE ACROSS THE STREET
TWO FIFTEEN EIGHTEEN BROADWAY STREET
EVERY NIGHT THEY HAD A FIGHT AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID:
ICKA BICKA SODACRACKER, ICKA BICKA BOO
ICKA BICKA SODACRACKER, OUT GOES YOU.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A RHYME FOR DESIGNATING WHO IS IT IN A GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LEXINGTON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-19-1969
FOR CHOOSING WHO WILL BE "IT" IN A MATCH, ALL WILL PUT
THEIR TOES IN A CIRCLE AND SAY:
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING UP CLOTHES,
MY MOTHER SOCKED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD?
(NAME A COLOR AND SPELL IT)
AT THE END, WHOEVER'S FOOT THE LAST SYLLABLE ENDED ON
WOULD BE REMOVED. THIS WAS DONE AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL
THE OWNER OF THE LAST FOOT WAS DEEMED "IT."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER NINE
GOING DOWN THE CHICAGO LINE.
IF THE TRAIN GOES OFF THE TRACK
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
Y-E-S SPELLS YES, (OR N-O SPELLS NO.)
Submitter comment:
PERSON SAYS EITHER YES OR NO. CALLER SPELLS IT OUT ON PARTI-
PANTS FEET, ETC.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR;
FIVE POTTO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, OR.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
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EENY, MEENY, MINEY, MOE,
CATCH A NIGGER BY THE TOE,
IF HE HOLLARS LET HIM GO,
EENY, MEENY, MINEY, MOE.
MY MOTHER SAYS TO CHOOSE THE VERY BEST ONE,
O-U-T SPELLS OUT YOU GO.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse Filter - Mature Content |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
COUNTING OUT RHYME
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, MORE.
Where learned: HIS HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-25-1968
ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER NINE,
GOIN' DOWN CHICAGO LINE,
ONE GOES EAST, ONE GOES WEST,
ONE GOES IN THE COO-COO NEXT.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT RHYME
ONE, TWO, A COW SAYS MOO.
THREE FOUR, LIONS ROAR.
FIVE, SIX, A MONKEY DOES TRICKS.
SEVEN, EIGHT, SITTING ON A GATE.
NINE, TEN, A BIG FAT HEN.
START COUNTING ALL OVER AGIN.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-19-1968
COUNTING OUT RHYME
SKY BLUE, SKY BLUE, WHO'S IT? NOT YOU.
THIS IS TO DETERMINE WHO'S "IT" IN A GAME. EACH PLAYER
PUTS ONE FOOT IN WITH EACH SYLLABLE OR WORD SAID A
DIFFERENT FOOT IS TOUCHED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT RHYME
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING OUT CLOTHES,
MY MOTHER SOCKED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR BLOOD CAME OUT?
(SPELL COLOR CHOSEN) AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
THIS IS USED TO DETERMINE WHO'S "IT" IN A GAME. ALL THE
PLAYERS PUT ONE FOOT IN. WITH EACH SYLLABLE OR WORD
SAID A DIFFERENT FOOT IS TOUCHED. THE PLAYER WHO'S
FOOT IS TOUCHED ON THE WORD OUT GETS TO PICK THE COLOR
OF THE BLOOD. THE PERSON'S FOOT IS TOUCHED ON THE WORD
"IT" IS NOT IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT RHYME
BOY SCOUT, BOY SCOUT, WALK OUT
THIS IS USED TO DETERMINE WHO'S"IT" IN A GAME. EACH
PLAYER PUTS ONE FOOT IN. WITH EACH WORD SAID A DIFFERENT
FOOT IS TOUCHED. THE PLAYER'S FOOT THAT IS TOUCHED
ON THE WORD OUT IS NOT IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1970
COUNTING OUT RHYME
I LIT A MATCH AND IT WENT OUT.
THIS IS TO DETERMINE WHO'S IT IN A GAME. EACH PLAYER
PUTS ONE FOOT IN. WITH EACH WORD SAID A DIFFERENT
FOOT IS TOUCHED. THE PLAYER'S FOOT THAT IS TOUCHED
ON THE WORD OUT IS NOT IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1970
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COUNTING RHYME
EENY MEENY MINEY MOE,
CATCH A NIGGER BY THE TOE,
IF HE HOLLERS LET HIM GO,
EENY MEENY MINEY MOE.
Submitter comment:
EVERY OTHER WORD, UNTIL THE LAST LINE, IS USED FOR THE
COUNT. EVERY WORD IN THE LAST LINE IS USED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
CHOOSING IT
EACH PLAYER PUTS HIS FOOT INTO A CIRCLE. THE CALLER
POINTS TO ONE FOOT PER WORD:
UM BUM BEENA,
SHUCK-A-LUCK-A-TEENA,
TICK-A-TACK-A-ILLY BILLY BUM
Submitter comment:
WHOEVERS' FOOT HE IS POINTING AT ON THE LAST WORD,
THAT PERSON IS OUT AND CANNOT BE "IT." THE CALLER
CONTINUES UNTIL THERE IS ONLY ONE PERSON LEFT. THAT
PERSON IS "IT."
Where learned: CHILDHOOD PLAYMATES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
COUNTING OUT RHYME
OSA TWSA, KITCHAN ASKCAN BUZZABAN, SEE-SAW BUCK. DONE AS YOU TAP ON THE TOES OF THE PLAYERS.
Submitter comment: CHICAGO VERSE
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
COUNTING RHYME
ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE.
THREE, FOUR, CLOSE THE DOOR.
FIVE, SIX, PICK UP STICKS.
SEVEN, EIGHT, CLOSE THE GATE
NINE, TEN, BIG FAT HEN.
ELEVEN, TWELVE, GO TO HELL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ALL THE CHILDREN WHO AR GOING TO PLAY A CERTAIN GAME IN
WHICH ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO BE IT, STAND IN A CIRCLE.
THEY THEN CLENCH THEIR FISTS AND HOLD THEM AT ABOUT WAIST-
HIGH IN FRONT OF THEM. ONE PERSON ASSUMES THE ROLE OF
COUNTER. HE THEN STARTS AT THE PERSON NEXT TO HIM AND
SAYS, "ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO." EACH FIST IS "ADDRESSED"
SEPARATELY AND THE COUNTER CONTINUES, "3 POTATO, 4, 5
POTATO, 6 POTATO, 7 POTATO, OR." WHOEVER'S FIST IS
TAPPED ON "OR" BY THE COUNTER, TAKES HIS FIST AND PUTS
IT BEHIND HIS BACK. THIS PROCESS CONTINUES UNTIL ONE
PERSON IS LEFT AND THEN THAT PERSON IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001950'S