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ONE FOR THE MONEY,
TWO FOR THE SHOW,
THREE TO GET READY,
AND FOUR TO GO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COUNTING RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
JIMMY'S IT,
CAUGHT A FIT,
AND CAN'T GET OVER IT.
Submitter comment: CHILDREN USED THIS VERSE TO TAUNT THE ONE WHO'S IT.
Where learned: MINNESOTA ; MINNEAPOLIS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN I WAS A BOY I REMEMBER RUNNING RACES. WE STARTED
THE RACES BY SAYING:
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, GO SO SLOW,
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, GO SO FAST,
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, STEP ON THE GAS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
RUNNING RHYME
DUMMY-DUMMY, DOE-DOE,
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN,
I CAN RUN FASTER
THAN (NAME) CAN.
Where learned: SAINT HILARYS SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
RUNNING RHYME
I LIKE COFFEE, I LIKE TEA,
I LIKE (NAME) TO CHASE AFTER ME.
Submitter comment: WHEN THE RUNNER IS CAUGHT, THE CATCHER IS "IT."
Where learned: SAINT HILARYS SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 03-29-1971
DUMB DUMB DOTO CATCH ME IF YOU CAN,
I CAN RUN FASTER THAN YOU CAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 11-02-1971
APPLE, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT READY, HOLLAR I.
Submitter comment:
VERSE SAID BY PERSON WHO IS ABOUT TO LOOK WHERE HIS
PLAYMATES ARE HIDING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
ONE TO BEGIN,
TWO TO SHOW,
THREE TO MAKE READY,
AND FOUR TO GO.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IN A GAME OF TAG OR HIDE AND SEEK, "IT" CLOSES HIS EYES
AND COUNTS TO A CERTAIN NUMBER. WHEN HE REACHES IT,
HE YELLS OUT:
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT READY, HOLLER I.
Submitter comment:
IF SOMEONE ISN'T READY, HE WILL COUNT AGAIN. THEN HE
SAYS, "READY OR NOT, HERE I COME."
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 00-00-1954
LEMONADE
THIS IS A GAME INVOLVING TWO TEAMS. ONE TEAM MARCHES
UP TO THE OTHER TEAM CHANTING, "HERE WE COME."
SECOND TEAM: WHERE FROM?
FIRST TEAM: NEW ORLEANS
SECOND TEAM: WHAT'S YOUR TRADE?
FIRST TEAM: LEMONADE
SECOND TEAM: GIVE ME SOME?
FIRST TEAM: NO
THEN THE SECOND TEAM CHASES THE FIRST TEAM BACK TO THEIR
GOAL.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT PLAYED THIS GAME CONSTANTLY AS A CHILD IN
DETROIT (MICHIGAN) IN THE 30'S BUT COULD NEVER FIGURE
OUT WHAT IT MEANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 03-01-1970
GAME VERSE
STEP ON A CRACK, BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
James Callow comment: IS THIS USED IN A GAME?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
HIDE AND SEEK
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHOSE (WHO'S) NOT READY HOLLER AYE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 11-14-1968
IN A GAME OF TAG, WHEN "IT" TAGS ANOTHER PERSON, HE
MAY SAY:
JOHNNY'S IT, CAUGHT A FIT, CAN'T GET OVER IT.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM PLAYMATES
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
TAG TYPE GAME
DUMMY DUMMY DODO
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN,
I CAN RUN FASTER THAN (NAME) CAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
CHARLIE OVER THE WATER,
CHARLIE OVER THE SEA,
CHARLIE CAUGHT A BLACKBIRD,
BUT HE CANNOT CATCH ME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): TAG GAME.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
HIDE AND GO SEEK
WHEN PLAYING HIDE AND GO SEEK, THE GOAL WAS CALLED THE
"GHOUL." AFTER COUNTING TO THE PREDETERMINED NUMBER,
"IT" YELLS:
PEACHES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT, READY HOLLER I.
ANYBODY AROUND MY GHOUL SHALL BE IT.
IF AN UNDISCOVERED PLAYER MANAGES TO TAG THE GOAL,
HE CRIES OUT:
ALLIE, ALLIE, IN FREE!
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 SPEECH -- Game Pastime Sport S555.524 |
Date learned: 10-02-1967
I'M GOING DOWN TOWN TO SMOKE MY PIPE
AND I WON'T BE BACK TIL SATURDAY NIGHT,
AND IF THAT OLD WITCH CATCHES YOU
I'LL SPANK YOU TILL YOU'RE BLACK AND BLUE.
Submitter comment: TYPE OF TAG GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT "IT" HOLLER "I"
THEN EVERYONE YELLS "I," AND THE LAST ONE TO YELL IS "IT."
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS USED WHEN PLAYING TAG AND YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BE
THE CHASER. I LEARNED THIS WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
GAME VERSE
PEEK A BOO, I SEE YOU,
HIDING THERE BEHIND THE CHAIR.
Where learned: OHIO ; YOUNGSTOWN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 00001950S AND 00001960S
NURSERY RHYME
ONE FOR THE MONEY / TWO FOR THE SHOW / THREE TO GET READY / AND FOUR
TO GO.
Submitter comment: FROM CHILDHOOD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD