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COUNTING OUT
ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE,
THREE, FOUR, SHUT THE DOOR.
FIVE, SIX, PICK UP STIX.
SEVEN, EIGHT, LAY THEM STRAIGHT.
NINE, TEN, DO IT AGAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
CHOOSING LEADER
DRAW A CIRCLE ON THE OLD MAN'S BACK.
PUT THE TWO EYES,
PUT THE NOSE.
WHO WILL PUT THE MOUTH?
THIS VERSE IS RECITED BEFORE CHOOSING SOMEONE TO BE "IT"
FOR HIDE AND SEEK. FIRST A PLAYER DRAWS A CIRCLE WITH
HIS FINGER ON SOMEONE'S BACK. ANOTHER PLAYER SPREADS
TWO FINGERS AND POKES THE PERSON TO MAKE EYES ON HIS
BACK. THIRDLY, ANOTHER PLAYER POKES HIS FINGER IN TH
PERSON'S BACK TO MAKE A NOSE. LASTLY "WHO WILL MAKE THE
MOUTH" IS ASKED. ONE OF THE PLAYERS DRAWS A HALF CIRCLE FOR
A MOUTH ON THE PERSON'S BACK. IF THE PERSON CAN GUESS
WHO DID IT, THEN THAT PLAYER IS "IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
EVERYONE PUTS ONE SHOE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CIRCLE, AND
AN "IT" IS PICKED IN THIS MANNER:
MY BLUE SHOE HOW OLD ARE YOU?
WHEREUPON THE CHILD GIVES HIS AGE AND IT IS COUNTED OUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT RHYME
INKA, BINKA, BOTTLE OF INK,
THE CORK FELL OUT AND YOU STINK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
COUNTING OUT RHYME
ONE PERSON STANDS BLINDFOLDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A CIRCLE
FORMED BY ALL THE OTHER CHILDREN, AND TURNS AROUND SAYING:
DEVIL IN A HAYSTACK, BIM-BAM-BOO,
I MUST PICK A DEVIL, AND IT MUST BE YOU.
HE THEN STOPS AND POINTS TO ONE PERSON AND THEN REMOVES
HIS BLINDFOLD. WHOEVER HE HAS PICKED, STANDS WITH HIS
HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK AND THE ORIGINATOR TICKLES THIS
PERSON UNDER HIS CHIN AND SAYS:
DON'T YOU SMILE! DON'T YOU LAUGH!
DON'T YOU SHOW YOUR DIRTY TEETH OR YOU ARE IT.
IF THE PERSON LAUGHS, HE'S IT. IF H DOESN'T, THE PROCESS
CONTINUES UNTIL SOMEONE DOES.
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
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 |
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 |
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
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
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
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
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
MY MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER, LIVE ACROSS THE WAY,
AND EVERY NIGHT THEY HAVE A FIGHT,
AND THIS IS WHAT THEY SAY;
ICKABOCKA, SODA-WATER, ICKABACKA BOO,
ICKOBOCKA, SODA-CRACKER; OUT GOES YOU!
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, MORE.
VERSE IS FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN
WHATEVER IS HAPPENING. THE PERSON WHO IS "MORE"
IS ELIMINATED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
IBIDY, BIBIDY, SIBIDY, SAB,
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS WAS THE WAY OF PICKING A PERSON TO
BE "IT" IN A GAME OF TAG. YOU MOVE FROM ONE PERSON TO
THE NEXT WITH EVERY WORD. THE PERSON POINTED TO ON THE
WORD GUM IS"IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-04-1970
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN A DISH,
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
(ONE MUST PICK A NUMBER FROM 1-10)
E.G. 6; 1,2,3,4,5,6 AND YOU ARE NOT IT.
Submitter comment:
THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ONLY ONE PLAYER IS LEFT AND
BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION HE IS DETERMINED IT.
I ACTUALLY USED THIS AS A CHILD IN THE LATE 1950'S.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
EENY, MEENY, DIPPER DAY,
DEETER, DOTTOR, DUMUNAY,
UTCHA, PUTCHA, DUMUNUTCHA,
EE TA TOUCH,
UGLA,BUGLA, BOO AND OUT GOES YOU.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT ACTUALLY USED THIS AS A CHILD IN THE 1920'S.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
IBBITY, BIBBITY, SIBBITY, SAB,
IBBITY, BIBBITY, CANABA,
O-U-T SPELLS OUT AND OUT GOES HE (SHE)
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS USED IN THE 1920'S TO CHOOSE "IT" IN
SEVERAL GAMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Song with Gestures
A cabin in the woods
Little men by the window stood,
Saw a rabbit hopping by
Knocking at their door.
"Help me, help me," was his cry
Or the farmer shoot me down
Little rabbit come inside.
Safely you'll abide.
Submitter comment:
Each line is accompanied by a gesture. The song is repeated, not singing the final line but merely doing the gesture until no singing is done, only gesturing.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |