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TAUNT
I SEE LONDON,
I SEE FRANCE,
I SEE (NAME OF PERSON)'S UNDERPANTS.
Where learned: OLD NEIGHBORHOOD
Keyword(s): HUMOR TAUNT REPETITION ; PLACE NAMES IMPROPRIETY ; RHYME: MASCULINE, ABB ; SURPRISE ENDING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
WHO STOLE THE COOKIES?
(A NUMBER--1, 2, 3, ETC.) STOLE THE COOKIES FROM THE COOKIE JAR.
ACCUSED: WHO, ME? ACCUSOR: YES, YOU! ACCUSED: COULDN'T BE!
ANOTHER PERSON: (NUMBER--SOME OTHER NUMBER THAN BEFORE)
STOLE THE COOKIES FROM THE COOKIE JAR.
ACCUSED: WHO, ME? (ETC.)
Submitter comment:
ALL PERSONS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED NUMBERS, AND THE GAME BEGINS
WITH SOMEONE ACCUSING ANYONE ELSE.
James Callow comment: TO DETERMINE WHO'S IT? COLLECTOR: NO
Where learned: OLD NEIGHBORHOOD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |