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MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WENT OUT TO HANG CLOTHES,
MY MOTHER HIT YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD?
Submitter comment:
THE PERSON WHO GETS THE WORD, BLOOD, PICKS A COLOR,
WHICH IS THEN SPELLED OUT. THE LAST PERSON IS CHOSEN.
Where learned: SCHOOL APARTMENT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-24-1969
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE,
GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE;
IF THE TRAIN GOES OFF THE TRACK
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
YES, NO, OR MAYBE?
SPELL OUT ANSWER--EXAMPLE--Y-E-S SPELLS YES)
OUT YOU GO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-12-1969
ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE,
THREE, FOUR, OPEN THE DOOR,
FIVE, SIX PICK UP STICKS,
SEVEN, EIGHT, CLOSE THE GATE, (LAY THEM STRAIGHT--PAC)
NINE, TEN, A BIG FAT HEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-02-1969
APPLE, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT REDY HOWLER, I.
Submitter comment: RHYME USED WITH HIDE AND SEEK GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
LAST NIGHT AND THE NIGHT BEFORE,
TWENTY FOUR ROBBERS AT MY DOOR,
I GOT UP AND LET THEM IN,
HIT THEM OVER THE HEAD WITH A ROLLING PIN.
5, 10, 15, 20,....100
WHO'S NOT READY HOWLER, I.
Submitter comment: RHYME USED IN HIDE AND SEEK GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER LIVED ACROSS THE STREET,
FOURTEEN-NINETEEN BROADWAY STREET,
EVERY NIGHT THEY'D HAVE A FIGHT,
THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID:
INK A BINK, A BOTTLE OF INK,
INK A BINK, A BOO
INK A BINK, A BOTTLE OF INK,
AND OUT GOES YOU.
Submitter comment:
THIS VERSE IS SAID TO A GROUP IN A CIRCLE, POINTING TO
DIFFERENT PERSON FOR EACH WORD. THE PERSON THAT THE LAST
WORD "YOU" ENDS ON IS ELIMINATED. THE LAST PERSON THAT'S
LEFT IS "IT" FOR THE GAME CHOSEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: CHILDHOOD
WHEN PLAYING A GAME AS A CHILD, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHO IS
TO BE IT, SOMEONE SAYS (ALTERNATING AND POINTING TO A
DIFFERENT PERSON EACH TIME):
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM IN THE DISH,
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, AND YOU ARE
NOT IT.
Submitter comment: THE PERSON WHO IS LEFT IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 02-27-1971
YOUR MOTHER AND MY MOTHER WERE HANGING CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR WAS HER BLOOD?
PERSON TOUCHED PICKS A COLOR AND THE COLOR IS SPELLED OUT,
LETTER BY LETTER.
(BLANK) SPELLS (COLOR PICKED) AND YOU ARE OUT!
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
MY MOTHER SOCKED YOUR MOTHER IN THE NOSE,
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD? RED
R-E-D SPELLS RED, AND YOU ARE OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, OR.
THIS IS USUALLY DONE BY COUNTING OFF FISTS. THE FIRST
ONE WITH BOTH FISTS OUT BECAUSE THE WORD "OR" WAS SAID ON
THEIR FIST IS THE ONE WHO IS IT.
Submitter comment: THIS VERSE IS USED TO FIND OUT WHO IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM,
IN A DISH,
HOW MANY BUBBLE GUMS
DO YOU WISH?
O-N-E SPELLS OUT AND YOU ARE OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-12-1971
Entry filtered.
EENY, MEENY, SLIPERY DIG,
DEELIA, DOLIA, DOMINIG,
HOCHIE, POCHIE, DOMINOCHIE,
CHI CHA CHOO
IGGLY BIGGLY BOO
AND OUT GOES YOU
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A RHYME FOR DESIGNATING WHO IS "IT" IN A GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LEXINGTON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-14-1969
MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER, LIVE ACROSS THE STREET
TWO FIFTEEN EIGHTEEN BROADWAY STREET
EVERY NIGHT THEY HAD A FIGHT AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID:
ICKA BICKA SODACRACKER, ICKA BICKA BOO
ICKA BICKA SODACRACKER, OUT GOES YOU.
Submitter comment: THIS IS A RHYME FOR DESIGNATING WHO IS IT IN A GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LEXINGTON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-19-1969
FOR CHOOSING WHO WILL BE "IT" IN A MATCH, ALL WILL PUT
THEIR TOES IN A CIRCLE AND SAY:
MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING UP CLOTHES,
MY MOTHER SOCKED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD?
(NAME A COLOR AND SPELL IT)
AT THE END, WHOEVER'S FOOT THE LAST SYLLABLE ENDED ON
WOULD BE REMOVED. THIS WAS DONE AGAIN AND AGAIN UNTIL
THE OWNER OF THE LAST FOOT WAS DEEMED "IT."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER NINE
GOING DOWN THE CHICAGO LINE.
IF THE TRAIN GOES OFF THE TRACK
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
Y-E-S SPELLS YES, (OR N-O SPELLS NO.)
Submitter comment:
PERSON SAYS EITHER YES OR NO. CALLER SPELLS IT OUT ON PARTI-
PANTS FEET, ETC.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR;
FIVE POTTO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, OR.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Entry filtered.
COUNTING OUT RHYME
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, MORE.
Where learned: HIS HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-25-1968
ENGINE, ENGINE, NUMBER NINE,
GOIN' DOWN CHICAGO LINE,
ONE GOES EAST, ONE GOES WEST,
ONE GOES IN THE COO-COO NEXT.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |