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As a child, my friends and I would play a game to decide who we would marry. It involved counting all the buttons on our own clothing, one time, while reciting this rhyme:
"Rich man,
Poor man,
Beggar man,
Thief,
Doctor,
Lawyer,
Indian chief."
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Informant first learned this as a child, probably in Houston, Texas.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; TEXAS ; NASHVILLE ; HOUSTON
| Subject headings: | Observation Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse BELIEF -- Marriage |