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ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER 9.
GOING DOWN THE CHICAGO LINE,
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK,
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
YES, Y-E-S SPELLS "YES" AND OUT GO YOU.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS SAID WHEN COUNTING OUT THE ONE WHO IS "IT" IN GROUP GAMES.
PLAYERS STICK ONE FOOT IN THE CIRCLE AND COUNT AROUND THE CIRCLE,
AND WHEN THE RHYME IS FINISHED THE LAST PERSON COUNTED IS OUT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-24-1972
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM IN A DISH,
HOW MANY BUBBLE GUMS DO YOU WISH?
SIX, S-I-X SPELLS "SIX",
AND OUT YOU GO.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS SAID WHEN COUNTING OUT THE ONE WHO IS "IT" IN GROUP GAMES.
PLAYERS STICK ONE FOOT IN AND COUNT AROUND THE CIRCLE. WHEN THE
RHYME IS FINISHED THE LAST PERSON IS OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-24-1972
EENY, MEANY, MINEY MOE,
CATCH A PIGGY BY THE TOE,
IF HE HOLLERS LET HIM GO.
EENY, MEANY, MINY, MOE,
MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO,
CHOOSE THE VERY BEST ONE,
AND Y-O-U SPELLS "YOU"
AND OUT YOU GO.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS USUALLY RECITED WHEN TRYING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO CHOICES,
WHILE POINTING TO EACH ON ALTERNATE WORDS.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT RHYME, 99 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL
99 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL
99 BOTTLES OF BEER
IF ONE OF THE BOTTLES SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL
98 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL
98 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL
98 BOTTLES OF BEER
IF ONE OF THE BOTTLES SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL
97 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL
97 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL
97 BOTTLES OF BEER
IF ONE OF THE BOTTLES SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL
96 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL
96 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL
96 BOTTLES OF BEER
IF ONE OF THE BOTTLES SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL
95 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL
THE CHANT CONTINUES IN THIS MANNER UNTIL NO MORE BEER IS LEFT ON THE
WALL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
INDEX OF TAPE 750002, SIDE A
PRONUNCIATION OF NAME
WHERE I LIVE IN THAILAND
GAMES
COUNTING OUT
HIDE AND SEEK
CAN'T PLAY AT NIGHT (TABU)
MEASURING AND COUNTING TIME
ONOMATOPEIA
FEEDING MONKS
MORE ABOUT TIME
GAMES AGAIN
COPS AND ROBBERS
GOALS
HIDING OBJECTS
KITE' FLYING AND KITE FIGHTS
HIDING THE DOLL LIKE A TISKET-A-TRASKET
Where learned: THAILAND
Date learned: 00001960S
MY MAMA, AND YOUR MAMA WAS HANGING OUT CLOTHES,
MY MAMA SOCKED YOUR MAMA IN THE NOSE.
DID IT HURT?
Submitter comment:
THEN YOU WOULD ANSWER YES OR NO.
YES SPELLS YES AND YOU ARE OUT OF THIS GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-04-1977
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE
GOING DOWN THE CHICAGO LINE
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK
WILL YOU GET YOUR MONEY BACK?
MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO PICK THE VERY BEST ONE. MM
PEOPLE PLANNING TO PLAY A GAME WHICH REQUIRES SOMEONE TO BE "IT"
STAND IN A CIRCLE AND HOLD ONE FIST OUT. ONE PERSON IS SELECTED TO
RECITE THE RHYME. USUALLY STARTING WITH THE PERSON ON HIS RIGHT, HE
TAPS ONE FIST WITH HIS FIST ON EACH SYLLABLE OF THE WORDS IN THIS
RHYME. THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO DETERMINE WHO IS "IT." EITHER THE
PERSON WHOSE FIST IS TAPPED ON THE LAST SYLLABLE OF THE RHYME IS "IT"
OR THAT PERSON IS ELIMINATED AND THE RHYME IS REPEATED WITH THE
LAST PERSON ELIMINATED EACH TIME UNTIL ONLY ONE IS LEFT TO BE "IT."
Submitter comment:
I LEARNED THIS AS A CHILD BUT CANNOT PINPOINT THE EXACT PLACE OR
TIME. I REMEMBER USING IT QUITE FREQUENTLY TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD
BE "IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001968
COUNTING-OUT RHYME
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER
WERE OUT HANGING CLOTHES
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER
RIGHT IN THE NOSE
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD? MM
THOSE WHO WANTED TO PLAY WOULD STAND IN A CIRCLE AND HOLD OUT ONE
FIST IF THERE WERE MANY OR TWO IF THERE WERE ONLY A FEW. ONE PERSON
WOULD RECITE THE RHYME, TAPPING ONE FIST WITH HIS FIST FOR EACH
SYLLABLE AND MOVING AROUND THE CIRCLE. AFTER THE LAST LINE THE
PERSON WHOSE FIST WAS TAPPED LAST WOULD CHOOSE A COLOR . THAT
COLOR WOULD BE SPELLED OUT WITH ONE LETTER FOR EACH FIST. EITHER
THE LAST PERSON IS "IT" OR IS ELIMINATED AND THE RHYME REPEATED
UNTIL ONE PERSON IS LEFT TO BE "IT." SOMETIMES WE ADDED "MY MOTHER
TOLD ME TO PICK THE VERY BEST ONE" TO THE SPELLING OF THE COLOR,
BUT STILL DETERMINED "IT" IN THE SAME WAY.
Submitter comment:
I LEARNED THIS AS A CHILD IN EITHER ENDWELL, NEW YORK OR SOLON, OHIO.
I ALWAYS ASSUMED THAT "HANGING CLOTHES" REFERRED TO HANGING WET
CLOTHES OUTSIDE ON A LINE TO DRY, THOUGH THE MEANING SEEMS VAGUE IN
THE RHYME. WE DELIGHTED IN THINKING OF ODD COLORS FOR THE BLOOD TO
BE. IT WAS ESPECIALLY FUN TO USE THIS WHEN PLAYING WITH THE NEIGHBOR
CHILDREN AND LAUGHING TOGETHER AT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SITUATION
EVER OCCURRING.
INITIAL ITERATION: MY MOTHER
FINAL ITERATION: YOUR MOTHER
RHYME: ABABC
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001968
BUBBLE GUM
BUBBLE GUM BUBBLE GUM IN A DISH
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH
Submitter comment: THIS IS A SONG TO DETERMIN WHO IS IT,
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-27-1979
COUNTING OUT RHYME
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER LIVE ACROSS THE STREET, EIGHTEEN NINETEEN
BROADWAY STREET. EVERY NIGHT THEY HAVE A FIGHT AND THIS IS WHAT
THEY SAY, ICKI BICKI SODA CRACKER ICKIBICKI BOO ICKI BICKI SODA
CRACKER OUT GOES YOU.
Submitter comment:
THE CHILDREN SIT IN A CIRCLE AND THE CALLER TOUCHES ONE FOOT
FOR EACH WORD HE SAYS. THE LAST PERSON TOUCHED WITHDRAWS HIS
FOOT. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ONLY ONE PERSON IS LEFT. HE THEN IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
COUNTING OUT RHYME
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING UP CLOTHES. MY MOTHER
SOCKED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE. WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD
ANY COLOR AT ALL? R-E-D SPELLS RED AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
Submitter comment:
THE CHILDREN SIT IN A CIRCLE AND THE CALLER TOUCHES ONE FOOT
FOR EACH WORD HE SAYS. THE LAST PERSON TOUCHED WITHDRAWS HIS
FOOT. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ONLY ONE PERSON IS LEFT. HE THEN IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
COUNTING OUT RHYME
INCKA DINCKA BOTTLE OF INK CORK FELL OUT AND YOU DO STINK.
Submitter comment:
THE CHILDREN SIT IN A CIRCLE AND THE CALLER TOUCHES ONE FOOT
FOR EACH WORD HE SAYS. THE LAST PERSON TOUCHED WITHDRAWS HIS
FOOT. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ONLY ONE PERSON IS LEFT. HE THEN IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
COUNTING OUT RHYME
EENIE MEENIE MINIE MOE CATCH A PICKLE BY THE TOE, IF HE HOLLERS
LET HIM GO, EENIE MEENIE MINIE MOE.
Submitter comment:
THE CHILDREN SIT IN A CIRCLE AND THE CALLER TOUCHES ONE FOOT
FOR EACH WORD HE SAYS. THE LAST PERSON TOUCHED WITHDRAWS HIS
FOOT. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ONLY ONE PERSON IS LEFT. HE THEN IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1979
COUNTING OUT RHYMES
EEENY, MEENY, MINY, MO
CATCH A TIGER BY HIS TOE
IF HE HOLLERS, LET HIM GO
EEENY, MEENY, MINY, MO,
MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO CHOOSE THE ONE I LIKE THE BEST
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-00-1979
COUNTING OUT RHYME
BUBBLE GUM BUBBLE GUM IN A DISH. HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
Submitter comment:
THIS IS RECITED WHEN TRYING TO DETERMINE WHO IS "IT" FOR A GAME.
THE PLAYER'S TOES ARE TAPPED IN RHYTHM WITH THE VERSE. WHOEVER'S
FOOT THE VERSE ENDS ON MUST RESPOND WITH A NUMBER. THE NUMBER IS
SPELLED OUT, WHILE TOES ARE TAPPED, FOLLOWED BY "AND YOU ARE NOT IT."
ELIMINATING ONE PERSON AT A TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-00-1979
COUNTING OUT RHYME
ENGINE ENGINE NUMBER NINE GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE. IF THE TRAIN
GOES OFF THE TRACK, DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
Submitter comment: THIS IS RECITED WHEN TRYING TO DETERMINE WHO IS IT FOR A GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-00-1979
COUNTING OUT RHYME
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING OUT CLOTHES. MY MOTHER
PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE. WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD?
Submitter comment: THIS IS RECITED WHEN TRYING TO DETERMINE WHO IS "IT" FOR A GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-00-1979
COUNTING OUT RHYME
EENIE MEENIE MINIE MO, CATCH A TIGER BY THE TOE. IF HE HOLLERS LET
HIM GO. EENIE MEENIE MINIE MO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-00-1979
COUNTING-OUT RHYME
HOT, HOT BALL GOES ROUND AND ROUND
TO PASS IT QUICKLY YOU'LL BE FOUND
IF YOU'RE THE ONE TO HOLD IT LAST
YOU ARE OUT. MM
SAY THIS WHILE PASSING A BALL IN A CIRCLE. IF YOU ARE THE ONE TO
HOLD IT AT THE END, YOU'RE OUT.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS USED TO PICK CAPTAINS OR USED TO ELIMINATE OR CHOOSE ONE
PERSON TO DO A PARTICULAR THING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 04-11-1979
VERSE TO CHOOSE SIDES IN A GAME.
MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO CHOOSE THE VERY BEST ONE,
AND OUT SPELLS OUT,
AND THAT MEANS YOU,
OUT YOU GO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CA00001955