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COUNTING OUT RHYME
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN A DISH. HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH ?
5. 1,2,3,4,5,5 AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
Submitter comment:
THE PERSON YOU LAND ON CHOOSES A NUMBER 1-10. START ON THE PERSON
WHO CHOSE THE NUMBER AND COUNT OUT THAT NUMBER. REPEAT THIS UNTIL
ONLY ONE PERSON IS LEFT. THAT PERSON IS "IT".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
COUNTING OUT RHYME
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO FOUR. FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO
SEVEN POTATO, ORE.
Submitter comment: REPEAT THIS UNTIL ONLY ONE PERSON IS LEFT. THAT PERSON IS "IT".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
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?
PINK. P-I-N-K SPELLS PINK AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
Submitter comment:
THE PERSON YOU LAND ON CHOOSES A COLOR. SPELL OUT THE COLOR
STARTING ON THE PERSON YOU LANDED ON . REPEAT THIS UNTIL ONLY ONE
PERSON IS LEFT. THAT PERSON IS "IT".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
COUNTING OUT RHYME
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER 9, GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK, DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
YES, NO, OR MAYBE? MAYBE. M-A-Y-B-E SPELLS MAYBE AND YOU ARE NOT IT
Submitter comment:
THE PERSON LANDED ON CHOOSES YES, NO, OR MAYBE. COUNTER SPELLS OUT
THE WORD AND GRADUALLY DELETES PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT IT. REPEAT THIS
PROCEDURE UNTIL ONLY ONE PERSON IS LEFT. THAT PERSON IS "IT".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1969
COUNTING OUT RHYME
EENIE, MEENIE, MINIE, MOE. CATCH A TIGER BY THE TOE.
IF HE HOLLERS, LET HIM GO.
EENIE, MEENIE, MINIE, MOE.
Submitter comment:
REPEAT THIS PROCEDURE UNTIL ALL PERSONS ARE DELETED. THE ONE
REMAINING IS "IT".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT RHYME
APPLES, PEACHES, PEARS, AND PLUMS.
TELL ME WHEN YOUR BIRTHDAY COMES.
JUNE. J-U-N-E SPELLS JUNE AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
Submitter comment:
COUNTER SPELLS OUT MONTH GIVEN BY PERSON LANDED ON. REPEAT THIS
PROCEDURE UNTIL ONE PERSON IS LEFT. THAT PERSON IS "IT".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT RHYME
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING UP CLOTHES
MY MOTHER HIT YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD? RED. R-E-D SPELLS "RED" AND YOU ARE OUT
OF THIS GAME.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1981
COUNTING OUT RHYME
TO DETERMINE WHO IS IT FOR HIDE-N-SEEK, ALL PARTICIPANTS
STAND IN A CIRCLE AND PUT THEIR FISTS IN THE CENTER. THE COUNTER
TOUCHES EVERY FIST WHILE CHANTING,
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, MORE
WHOEVER'S FIST IS TOUCHED ON THE WORD "MORE" IS ELIMINATED,
AND THE WHOLE PROCESS IS REPEATED UNTIL ONLY ONE PLAYER
REMAINS, AND THEY ARE "IT".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): HIDE AND SEEK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
COUNTING OUT RHYME
TO DETERMINE WHO IS "IT", ALL PLAYERS PUT THEIR FISTS IN A CIRCLE.
A COUNTER RHYTHMICALLY TOUCHES EACH FIST WHILE CHANTING,
ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER 9,
ROLLING DOWN CHICAGO LINE.
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
YES OR NO? Y-E-S (OR N-O DEPENDING ON CHOICE)
SPELLS YES AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
THE PROCESS IS REPEATED UNTIL ONLY ONE PLAYER REMAINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
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CHILDREN'S GAMES - ONE POTATO
THIS GAME WAS A POPULAR GAME FOR CHILDREN, IT WAS USED FOR CHOOSING
UP SIDES. THE PARTICIPANTS FORMED A CIRCLE, WITH BOTH HANDS FORMED
INTO FISTS AND HANDS EXTENDED FORWARD INTO THE CENTER FOR THE
CIRCLE. THE LEADER WOULD GO AROUND THE CIRCLE COUNTING OFF HANDS
AS FOLLOWS, ONE POTATO, TO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR, FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, OR. THE PERSON WHOSE HAND WAS OR WAS
REMOVED FROM THE CIRCLE AND HE WAS SAID TO BE OUT. THE LEADER
CONTINUES AROUND THE CIRCLE, REPEATING THE REFRAIN, UNTIL
EVERYONE BUT ONE PERSON IS OUT. THE LAST PERSON IS THE WINNER,
AND HE IS CAPTAIN OF HIS TEAM. THE PROCESS IS REPEATED AND ANOTHER
CAPTAIN IS CHOSEN. EACH CAPTAIN THEN CHOOSES TEAM MEMBERS
ALTERNATELY.
Submitter comment:
THIS GAME AS REMEMBERED BY MY BROTHER AND MYSTELF, WAS USUSLLY
PLAYED ON THE BLOCKED-OFF SIDE STREET AT THE GRADE SCHOOL WE
BOTH ATTENDED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-00-1982
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COUNTING OUT RHYME
"IN GAMES LIKE HIDE-AND-SEEK, THE PERSON WHO WAS 'IT' WAS DETER-
MINED BY A NUMBER OF WAYS. ONE SUCH WAY IS BY EACH PLAYER OF THE
GAME PLACING HIS FOOT IN A CIRCLE. ONE OF THE PERSONS WOULD THEN
ASK (AT THE SAME TIME TAPPING A FOOT OF EACH PLAYER ONCE FOR EACH
SYLLABLE IN THE SAYING): 'BUB-BLE-GUM, BUB-BLE-GUM, IN A DISH,
HOW MAN-Y PIE-CES DO YOU WISH?' THE PERSON WHOSE FOOT WAS TAPPED
LAST WOULD THEN SAY A NUMBER (1-10) AND THE TAPPING OF FEET
WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE NUMBER HAD BEEN COUNTED. AT THE END OF
THE COUNT, THE TAPPER WOULD CONTINUE BY SAYING (E.G. 1-5):
'1-2-3-4-5 AND YOU WILL NOT BE IT.' THEN THE PERSON TO BE TAPPED
ON 'IT' WOULD BE OUT OF THE COUNTING. THE ROUTINE CONTINUED
UNTIL THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON LEFT AND HE WOULD BE 'IT.'"
Submitter comment:
THE COUNT COULD BE SHORTENED BY DELETING "NOT" FROM THE FIRST
PART OF THE SAYING ("...WILL NOT BE IT.")
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 04-00-1984
COUNTING OUT RHYME FOR CHOOSING "IT"
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING UP CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD?
THE PERSON WHO IS LANDED ON CHOOSES A COLOR AND WHOEVER THE LAST
LETTER OF THE COLOR ENDS ON IS "IT" FOR THE GAME.
Submitter comment: THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE COUNTING OUT RHYME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
COUNTING OUT RHYME FOR CHOOSING "IT"
OH, A PEANUT SAT ON A RAILROAD TRACK.
HIS HEART WAS ALL A FLUTTER.
AROUND THE BEND CAME NUMBER TEN.
TOOT TOOT PEANUT BUTTER.
THE PERSON WHO IS LANDED ON IS "IT" FOR THE GAME TO BE PLAYED.
WHENEVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS WOULD USE THIS RHYME, THEY WOULD
ALWAYS PUNCH EVERYBODY'S HANDS IN THE CIRCLE BECAUSE OF THE
TRAIN SMASHING THE POOR PEANUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
COUNTING OUT RHYME FOR CHOOSING "IT"
ELEPHANT, ELEPHANT IN A DISH. HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN YOU SQUISH?
Submitter comment:
MY FAMILY WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THE BLOCK WHO WOULD USE THIS RHYME.
MY BROTHERS SAID IT WAS OUR RHYME ONLY AND THREATENED ANYONE WHO
ATTEMPTED TO SAY IT. THIS RHYME WAS PRETTY SPECIAL BECAUSE
IT BROUGHT A LAUGH EVERY TIME IT WAS REPEATED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
END FOR TAG RHYMES
MY MOTHER SAID TO PICK THE VERY BEST ONE AND YOU ARE NOT IT
WITH A DIRTY, DIRTY DISHRAG ON YOUR HEAD.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS SAID AT THE END OF EVERY RHYME. WHOEVER THE "KING-
SAYER" WAS POINTING TO ON THE LAST WORD WOULD NOT BE "IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 00-00-1977
INKY, BLINKY THE BOTTLE OF INK
THE CORK FELL OFF AND YOU STINK.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A COUNTING OUT GAME USED
BY CHILDREN WHEN SOMEONE WANTED
TO BE FIRST AT SOMETHING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001960S
GAME--COME INSIDE THE GIANT'S HOUSE.
THIS GAME IS PLAYED BY YOUNG CHILDREN
IN GROUPS. IT STARTS OFF AS AN ADULT
BEING THE GIANT. THE GROUPS ARE BROKE
APART INTO 3 OR 4 GROUPS (USUALLY 4
IN A GROUP). THE GROUPS BEGIN TO
CHANT "COME INSIDE THE GIANT'S HOUSE,
COME INSIDE THE GIANT'S HOUSE TO SEE
WHAT YOU CAN SEE." AFTER THIS CHANT THE
GIANT SAYS, I SEE A CHAIR (OR OTHER TYPE
OF OBJECT). THE CHILDREN MAKE THIS AND
THE GROUPS TRY TO MAKE THIS.
Submitter comment:
IT IS A GAME CHILDREN PLAY. THEY HAVE TO MAKE THE OBJECT
USING THEIR BODIES ONLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LAPEER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Hiding Searching Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00001970S
MY MOTHER TOLD ME THIS COUNTING GAME TO DETERMINE WHO'S IT IN A GAME.
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE WASHING CLOTHES
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER IN THE NOSE
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD?
R-E-D SPELLS RED AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
IT CONTINUES COUNTING PEOPLE OUT UNTIL ONE PERSON'S LEFT AND HE'S IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1954