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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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EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE,
CATCH A TIGER BY THE TOE.
IF HE HOLLERS, LET HIM GO.
EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE.
MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO CHOOSE THE VERY BEST ONE,
SO, OUT GOES Y-O-U.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
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
COUNTING OUT RHYME
AKA BAKA SODA CRACKER;
AKA BAKA BOO.
AKA BAKA SODA CRACKER,
OUT GOES YOU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): NONSENSE WORDS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001961
COUNTING-OUT RHYME
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING CLOTHES,
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER IN THE NOSE,
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD? (THE PERSON TO WHOM THE CALLER IS POINTING
NAMES A COLOR) EXAMPLE-BLUE
B-L-U-E SPELLS BLUE AND I WILL NOT PICK YOU.
Submitter comment:
THIS COUNTING-OUT RHYME WAS A FAVORITE OF THE KIDS IN MY
NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE SELDOM WOULD A COLOR BE CHOSEN VERY OFTEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SPELLING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001961
COUNTING-OUT RHYME
ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER NINE, GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE. IF THE TRAIN
SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK, DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK? Y-E-S AND YOU
ARE NOT IT!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 01-10-1973
COUNTING-OUT RHYME
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN A DISH. HOW MANY BUBBLE GUMS DO YOU WISH?
FIVE. F-I-V-E. AND YOU ARE NOT IT:
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LINCOLN PARK
Keyword(s): Choosing ; COUNTING ; GAME ; Playground ; RHYME ; Selection
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 01-10-1973
COUNTING OUT RHYME
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE OUT HANGING CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT SMACK IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD?
R E D SPELLS RED,
AND YOU DO GO:
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALLS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001950S AND 00001960S
COUNTING OUT RHYME
ENGINE ENGINE NUMBER 9
GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE
IF THE ENGINE JUMPS THE TRACK,
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
ONE, TWO, THREE,... AND OUT YOU GO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALLS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001950S AND 00001960S
COUNTING OUT RHYME
EENIE MEENIE, MINNIE MOE
CATCH A TIGER BY THE TOE
IF HE HOLLERS, DON'T LET GO,
EENIE MEENIE, MINNIE MOE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALLS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001950S AND 00001960S
COUNTING -OUT RHYMES
TWO FOUR SIX EIGHT/
JOHNNY HAD A LITTLE SNAKE/
THE SNAKE DIED/
JOHNNY CRIED/
TWO FOUR SIX EIGHT
Submitter comment: THIS WAS LEARNED IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Sterling Heights
James Callow Keyword(s): ENVELOPE STRUCTURE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
COUNTING -OUT RHYMES
MY MOTHER YOUR MOTHER LIVE ACROSS THE STREET/
EAST SIDE WEST SIDE ALLIGATOR STREET/
EACH TIME THEY HAVE A FIGHT/
THIS IS WHAT THEY SAY/
BOYS ARE ROTTEN/ MADE OF DIRTY COTTON/
GIRLS ARE HANDY/ MADE OF SUGAR CANDY/
INKA BINKA SODA CRACKER/
INKA BINKA BOO
INKA BINKA SODA CRACKER/
OUT GOES YOU
Submitter comment: THIS WAS LEARNED IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
COUNTING-OUT RIME {PROBABLY AN INACCURATE TITLE}
RICH MAN, POOR MAN, BEGGAR MAN, THIEF. DOCTOR, LAWYER, MERCHANT,
CHIEF.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL. YOU SAY ONE NAME
FOR EACH BUTTON ON A SHIRT, SWEATER, ETC., AND WHERE YOU STOP, THAT
IS THE PERSON YOU WILL MARRY. SHE DOES NOT HOLD IT TO BE TRUE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 09-20-1972
CHING, CHING, CHINAMAN
CHING, CHING, CHINAMAN, SITTING ON A FENCE
TRYING TO MAKE A DOLLAR OUT OF FIFTY-NINE CENTS
HE MISSED, /HE MISSED, HE MISSED LIKE THIS.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT DID THIS WITH FRIENDS AS A CHILD AS A PROCESS
OF ELIMINATION. EACH PERSON PUT ONE FOOT IN A CIRCLE AND
SOMEONE COUNTED ONE WORD TO EACH FOOT. THE LAST WORD ON
THE LAST FOOT THE LAST TIME AROUND WAS ?IT?.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
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COUNTING OUT VERSE
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, / THREE POTATO FOUR, / FIVE POTATO, SIX
POTATO / SEVEN POTATO MORE.
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; DORM ; UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-23-1972