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ELIMINATION GAME
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, MORE.
Submitter comment:
ELIMINATION FOR "IT." PUT BOTH HANDS IN CIRCLE, ON
"MORE" ONE HAND WAS OUT OF CIRCLE. PERSON HAD TO HAVE
BOTH HANDS OUT OF CIRCLE TO BE SAFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
THE MAGIC BALL GOES ROUND AND ROUND PASS IT QUICKLY, YOU ARE BOUND. IF YOU'RE THE ONE TO HAVE IT LAST, THE GAME IS PASSED AND YOU ARE OUT!
Submitter comment:
LEARNED IN JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA WHILE WORKING
ON THE PLAYGROUND.
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-06-1967
ELIMINATION GAME
EENIE, MEENIE, MINIE, MO,
CATCH A RABBIT BY HE TOE,
IF HE HOLLERS, LET HIM GO.
MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO CHOOSE THE VERY BEST ONE.
YOU ARE NOT IT.
Submitter comment:
ELIMINATION: BOTH FEET IN CIRCLE OR JUST ONE FOOT.
THE PERSON LEFT WITH ONE FOOT IN CIRCLE WAS "IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
O-I-C
I'M IN A 10DER MOOD TODAY
AND FEEL POETIC 2
4 FUN I'LL JUST -- OFF A LINE
AND SEND IT OFF 2 U.
I'M SORRY U HAVE BEEN 6 SO LONG
DON'T BE DISCONSOL8
BUT BEAR YOUR ILLS WITH 42DE
AND THEY WON'T SEEM SO GR8.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DIGITAL SPELLING QUATRAIN ILLNESS ; RHYME: ABCB ; SICK
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
SPIDER AME
AS A MOTHER'S CHILD SITS ON HER LAP, SHE WOULD SAY:
LEJZIE BOBA Z DALEKA
DO WIELKIEGO CZTOWIEKA
Submitter comment:
WHILE PRETENDING THAT HER HAND IS A BUG OR SPIDER, AS THE
MOTHER PLAYFULLY TEASES THE BABY.
POLISH FOR "THE LITTLE SPIDER, SEE HIM COMING, COMING
TO TICKLE THE BABY."
James Callow comment: SUNG OR CHANTED? COLLECTOR: CHANTED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-22-1970
BASKET BALANCING
SEVERAL CHILDREN BALANCE A BASKET ON THEIR HEADS AND TRY TO
WALK AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BEFORE DROPPING THEIR BASKET, WHILE
REPEATING THIS VERSE:
SEE ME WALK SO STRAIGHT AND TALL,
I WON'T LET MY BASKET FALL.
EYES UP STRAIGHT, DON'T LOOK DOWN,
KEEP YOUR BASKET OFF THE GROUND.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS GAME IN CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
FUNNY LITLE DUTCH
I AM A FUNNY LITTLE DUTCH GIRL, AS FUNNY AS FUNNY CAN BE AND ALL THE BOYS AT THE BASEBALL GAME ARE CRAZY OVER ME.
Submitter comment: USED FOR BOTH JUMPING ROPE AND CLAPPING HANDS.
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.520 |
Date learned: 10-06-1967
CREEPY MOUSE GAME
FINGERS CREEP FROM THE CHILD'S TOES TO HIS STOMACH
WHILE SAYING VERSE:
HERE COMES THE CREEPY MOUSE,
CREEPING INTO (BABY'S NAME) HOUSE.
Submitter comment: GAME PREVALENT IN INFORMANT'S FAMILY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| 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, 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 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
COUNTING
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.
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE,
GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE.
IF THE TRAIN FALLS OFF THE TRACK,
WILL YOU GET YOUR MONEYBACK?
YES Y-E-S AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
OR NO N-O AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
OR--AND YOU ARE IT.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS IN GRADE SCHOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
TO CHOOSE IT (POINTING AT HANDS)
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE,
COMING DOWN CHICAGO LINE,
ONE WENT, ONE WENT WEST,
ONE WENT IN THE COO-COO'S NEST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE.
SPEEDING DOWN THE RAILROAD LINE,
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK
WHAT COLOR DO YOU CHOOSE?
(PERSON POINTED AT PICKS A COLOR AND IT IS SPELED OUT)
R-E-D AND OUT GOES YOU.
Submitter comment: FROM HER CHILDHOOD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 12-00-1967
HIDE AND SEEK
APPLE, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT READY HOLLER "I."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| 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, MORE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT USED IT AS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM IN A DISH
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
Submitter comment:
HANDS OF CHILDREN IN A CIRCLE ARE COUNTED ON EACH WORD UP
TO "WISH;" THE LAST CHILD NAMES A NUMBER, WHICH IS USED
TO COUNT THE CHILDREN IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION, THE LAST
ONE DESIGNED BY THE NUMBER BEING "OUT."
INFORMANT LEARNED FROM DAUGHTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
COUNTING OUT
AS YOU GO AROUND THE CIRCLE OF KIDS, YOU COUNT EACH OF
THEIR HANDS AND SAY:
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, OR.
THE ONE WHO ENDS UP WITH THE "OR" PUTS THAT HAND
BEHIND HIS BACK AND IT CONTINUES UNTIL EVERYONE IS OUT
EXCEPT ONE PERSON, WHO THEN BECOMES "IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-26-1970
COUNTING OUT
TO PICK "IT", YOU SAY
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN A DISH,
HOW MANY BUBBLE GUMS DO YOU WISH?
1, 2, 3, 4, ... THEN YOU GO AROUND AS MANY TIMES (TO AS
MANY PEOPLE) AS THE PERSON SAID NUMBERS AND THAT PERSON IS
OUT. YOU CONTINUE UNTIL EVERYONE IS OUT EXCEPT ONE,
AND THAT PERSON IS "IT."
Submitter comment: THE PERSON WHOM YOU ARE TOUCHING THEIR FOOT AFTER GOING AROUND THE CIRCLE PICKS A NUMBER AT THIS TIME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
ONE LITTLE, TWO LITTLE, THREE LITTLE INDIANS.
FOUR LITTLE, FIVE LITTLE, SIX LITTLE INDIANS.
SEVEN LITTLE, EIGHT LITTLE, NINE LITTLE INDIANS.
TEN LITTLE INDIAN BOYS.
THEN REVERSE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-22-1969