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COUNTING OUT
ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER NINE,
GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE,
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK,
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
Y-E-S SPELLS YES (OR N-O SPELLS NO).
AND YOU ARE OUT.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
COUNTING OUT
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, OR.
PROCEDURE: ONE PERSON DOES THE HAND HITTING. EACH
PLAYER PUTS BOTH HANDS IN FRONT OF HIM AND THE HAND
HITTER STARTS WITH THE PERSON ON HIS RIGHT, HITTING ONE
HAND FOR EACH COUNT. IF HE HITS ONE OF YOUR HANDS ON
"OR" THAT HAND IS PUT BEHIND YOUR BACK AND THE HITTER
BEGINS AGAIN WITH THE NEXT HAND. THE LAST PERSON TO
HAVE A HAND LEFT IN, IS "IT" FOR WHATEVER GAME THEY
PLAN TO PLAY.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1959
COUNTING OUT
ONE LITTLE, TWO LITLE, THREE LITTLE INDIANS.
FOUR LITTLE, FIVE LITTLE, SIX LITTLE INDIANS.
SEVEN LITTLE, EIGHT LITLE, NINE LITTLE INDIANS.
TEN LITTLE INDIAN BOYS.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS WHEN I WAS VERY SMALL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: WHEN I WAS VERY SMALL
HIDE AND SEEK
TO BE SAID BY THE PERSON WHO IS "IT" IN HIDE AND SEEK:
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT READY, HOLLER I.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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JUMP ROPE
ONE GUM DROP, TWO GUM DROP,
THREE GUM DROP, FOUR.
ALL THOSE WHOSE NAME BEGINS
WITH (LETTER)GO OUT THE DOOR
IF YOU WISH TO RETURN
BRING US ALL BACK SOME MORE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1969
COUNTING OUT
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, OR.
ALL THOSE WISHING TO PLAY THE GAME EXTEND BOTH FISTS WHILE
ONE PERSON SAYS THE RHYME, TAPPING EACH OF THEIR FISTS
IN SUCCESSION ON EACH POTATO. EVERY TIME THE RHYME
COMES TO AN END, THE PERSON WHOSE FIST IS BEING TAPPED
REMOVES THAT FIST FROM THE CIRCLE. THIS CONTINUES
UNTIL ONLY ONE PERSON HAS A FIST REMAINING. HE IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
COUNTING DEVICE
1, 2, BUTTON MY SHOE
3, 4, SHUT THE DOOR,
5, 6, PICK UP STICKS,
7, 8, LAY THEM STRAIGHT,
9, 10, YOU'RE A BIG, FAT HEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER 9
GOING DOWN THE CHICAGO LINE,
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
(YES OR NO) Y-E-S SPELLS YES AND OUT YOU GO.
WHILE SINGING THIS, THE CHILD IS HITTING EACH PERSON ON
THE FOOT. THE CHILD LEFT IS THE ONE THAT IS "IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
COUNTING OUT
EENE, MEENE, MINE, MO
CATCH A FROGGIE BY THE TOE,
IF HE HOLLERS LET HIM GO,
EENE, MEENE, MINE, MO.
O-U-T SPELLS OUT!
Submitter comment: USED TO DETERMINE AN "IT" FOR A GAME. THE ONE LEFT IS THE "IT."
Where learned: OHIO, ASSUMED ; CINCINNATI
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
COUNTING OUT
APPLES, PEACHES, PEARS, AND PLUMS,
TELL ME WHEN YOUR BIRTHDAY COMES.
THIS IS DONE TO DETERMINE AN "IT" FOR A GAME. ALL PLAYERS
PUT ONE FOOT INTO A CIRCLE AND THE "SAYER" GOES AROUND
SAYING ONE WORD ON EACH FOOT. THE PERSON WHO THE RHYME
ENDS ON TELLS THE "SAYER" HIS BIRTHDATE. THE COUNTER THEN
COUNTS DOWN THE MONTH AND DATE AND THE PERSON ON WHO IT
ENDS IS "OUT." THE LAST PERSON TO REMAIN IS THE "IT."
Where learned: OHIO, ASSUMED ; CINCINNATI
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1953
COUNTING OUT RHYME (SIC)
ONE FOR THE MONEY;
TWO FOR THE SHOW;
THREE TO GET READY;
AND FOUR TO GO.
Where learned: OHIO, ASSUMED ; CINCINNATI
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
COUNTING OUT
ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE,
THREE, FOUR, SHUT THE DOOR;
FIVE, SIX, PICK UP STICKS,
SEVEN, EIGHT, LAY THEM STRAIGHT,
NINE, TEN, A BIG FAT HEN.
Where learned: OHIO, ASSUMED ; CINCINNATI
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1953
COUNTING OUT
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, MORE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-01-1968
COUNTING OUT
PUT YOUR FEET IN CIRCLE.
SKY IS BLUE
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
Submitter comment:
COUNT AGE, CONTINUE UNTIL ONE PERSON REMAINS.
INFORMANT LEARNED IT AS A CAMP GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD TOWNSHIP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, ORE (OUT)
Submitter comment:
YOU HAVE ALL PARTICIPANTS IN A GAME PUT THEIR FISTS OUT,
AND THEN PROCEED TO COUNT; WHOEVER YOU REACH ON THE WORD
"ORE" PUTS ONE FIST DOWN, AND YOU CONTINUE COUNTING
TILL ALL FISTS ARE DOWN EXCEPT ONE. THE PERSON WITH THE
FIST REMAINING UP IS THE "IT."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
COUNTING OUT
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
ALL GOOD CHILDREN GO TO HEAVEN;
SOME GO UP AND SOME GO DOWN,
AND SOME GO ALL AROUND THE TOWN.
Submitter comment:
A COUNTING RHYME TOLD BY THIS WOMAN'S GRANDMOTHER
ABOUT 1937, IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
THESE LITTLE CHILDREN WENT TO HEAVEN.
ONE FLEW EAST AND ONE FLEW WEST,
AND ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEXT.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A COUNTING RHYME, TOLD BY THIS WOMAN'S
GRANDMOTHER IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS ABOUT 1937.
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: OHIO ; ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO ; LIMA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1937
QUIET PLEASE
OPEN AND SHUT THEM,
OPEN AND SHUT THEM,
GIVE A LITTLE CLAP.
OPEN AND SHUT THEM,
OPEN AND SHUT THEM.
LAY THEM IN YOUR LAP.
Submitter comment:
CHILDREN DO THIS AFTER THEY SIT DOWN BEFORE STORY TIME.
THIS IS A WAY TO KEEP THEIR HANDS STILL.
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER TEACHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 08-11-1964
WHO STOLE THE COOKIES?
(A NUMBER--1, 2, 3, ETC.) STOLE THE COOKIES FROM THE COOKIE JAR.
ACCUSED: WHO, ME? ACCUSOR: YES, YOU! ACCUSED: COULDN'T BE!
ANOTHER PERSON: (NUMBER--SOME OTHER NUMBER THAN BEFORE)
STOLE THE COOKIES FROM THE COOKIE JAR.
ACCUSED: WHO, ME? (ETC.)
Submitter comment:
ALL PERSONS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED NUMBERS, AND THE GAME BEGINS
WITH SOMEONE ACCUSING ANYONE ELSE.
James Callow comment: TO DETERMINE WHO'S IT? COLLECTOR: NO
Where learned: OLD NEIGHBORHOOD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |