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COUNTING OUT
THERE IS A VERSE CHILDREN USE TO DECIDE WHO'S GOING TO BE
IT. ALL OF THE PEOPLE PUT THEIR FEET IN A CIRCLE, THEN
ONE PERSON CHANTS THIS VERSE, TOUCHING ONE FOOT AT A
TIME, PROCEEDING IN A CIRCLE TOUCHING ONE FOOT FOR EACH
WORD.
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE, GOING DOWN CHICAGO LINE,
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK, WOULD YOU WANT YOUR
MONEY BACK?
AT THIS POINT, THE FOOT THE COUNTER IS ON HAS TWO
CHOICES--YES OR NO. THE COUNTER THEN SPELLS OUT THE
CHOICE AND SAYS SPELLS (YES OR NO) DEPENDING ON THE CHOICE.
WHOSEVER FOOT THE COUNTER IS ON AT THE END OF THIS IS
OUT.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
COUNTING OUT
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO, THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, ORE (OUT)
Submitter comment:
YOU HAVE ALL PARTICIPANTS IN A GAME PUT THEIR FISTS OUT,
AND THEN PROCEED TO COUNT; WHOEVER YOU REACH ON THE WORD
"ORE" PUTS ONE FIST DOWN, AND YOU CONTINUE COUNTING
TILL ALL FISTS ARE DOWN EXCEPT ONE. THE PERSON WITH THE
FIST REMAINING UP IS THE "IT."
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
COUNTING OUT
ONE FOR THE MONEY, TWO FOR THE SHOW,
THREE TO GET READY AND FOUR TO GO.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| 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.
Submitter comment: COUNTING OUT OR POSSIBLY JUMP ROPE
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
COUNTING OUT
EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE,
CATCH A TIGER BY THE TOE.
IF HE HOLLERS, LET HIM GO.
EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE.
MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO CHOOSE THE VERY BEST ONE,
SO, OUT GOES Y-O-U.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 07-00-1964
MISS MARY MACK MACK MACK
ALL DRESSED IN BLACK BLACK BLACK
WITHSILVER BUTTONS BUTTONS BUTTONS
ALL DOWN HER BACK BACK BACK
SHE ASKED HER MOTHER, MOTHER, MOTHER
FOR FIFTEEN CENTS, CENTS, CENTS,
TO SEE THE (ELEPHANTS)X 3
JUMP THE (FENCE)X 3
THEY JUMPED SO (HIGH)X 3
THEY REACHED THE (SKY)X 3
AND THEY NEVER CAME (BACK)X 3
TIL THE FOURTH OF (JULY)X 3 MM[
SHE ASKED HER MOTHER, MOTHER, MOTHER
FOR FIFTEEN MORE, MORE, MORE
TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS, ELEPHANTS, ELEPHANTS,
JUMP THE DOOR, DOOR, DOOR.
THEY JUMPED SO LOW, LOW, LOW,
THEY STUBBED THEIR TOE, TOE, TOE,
AND THAT WAS THE END, END, END,
OF THE ELEPHANT SHOW, SHOW, SHOW.
Submitter comment: DONE TO A SYSTEM OF HAND CLAPPING
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
I'M YOURS TILL THE OCEAN WEARS RUBBER PANTS TO KEEP
ITS BOTTOM DRY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK,
I'LL BE THE LAST
TO SIGN IN YOUR BOOK!
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Announcing a signature |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
I LIKE TO BE NAUGHTY
I LIKE TO BE NICE
BUT JUST TO BE NAUGHTY
I'LL WRITE MY NAME TWICE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Announcing a signature |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
YOU CAN FALL FROM A MOUNTAIN,
YOU CAN FALL FROM ABOVE,
BUT THE BEST PLACE TO FALL
IS TO FALL INTO LOVE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
LEARN WHEN YOUNG AND NOT WHEN OLD
FOR LEARNING IS BETTER THAN SILVER AND GOLD.
SILVER AND GOLD WILL ROT AWAY,
BUT A GOOD EDUCATION WILL NEVER DECAY.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Exhortatory or homiletic, "to be a good girl" |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
TRUE FRIENDS ARE LIKE DIAMONDS
SO PRECIOUS AND RARE
FALSE ONES ARE LIKE LEAVES
FOUND EVERYWHERE.
Submitter comment:
THIS WOMAN, WHO WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, PERMITTED
ME TO COLLECT THESE VERSES FROM HER AUTOGRAPH BOOK.
THE VERSES WERE ENTERED BY HER HIGH SCHOOL CLASS-
MATES IN 1939.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Friendship |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
LITTLE SHIP, BIG SHIP,
NO SHIP LIKE FRIENDSHIP.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Friendship |
MAY YOU ALWAYS STAY THE SAME
CHANGING NOTHING BUT YOUR NAME
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Girl changing her name |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
I WISH YOU LUCK
I WISH YOU JOY
I WISH YOU FIRST A BABY BOY
WHEN HIS HAIR BEGINS TO CURL
THEN I WISH YOU A BABY GIRL
Submitter comment:
THIS WOMAN, WHO WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, PERMITTED
ME TO COLLECT THESE VERSES FROM HER AUTOGRAPH BOOK.
THE VERSES WERE ENTERED BY HER HIGH SCHOOL CLASS-
MATES IN 1939.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Good wishes (sincere) |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
TO MAKE YOUR LIFE A REAL SUCCESS,
BE SURE THESE THINGS PLAY A PART,
GOOD HEALTH, TRUE FRIEND
AND COMPLIMENT OF HEART.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Good wishes (sincere) |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
IF I WERE A MONKEY
AND WAS HANGING BY MY TAIL
I'D SAY ACH-CHOO THEN TAKE A BANANA
AND CHEW IT JUST FOR YOU.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
YOU ARE THE GIRL OF MY AFFECTION
WHY DON'T YOU GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
WHEN YOU MARRY TARZAN AND LIVE IN A TREE,
SEND ME A COCONUT C.O.D.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Matrimony |
YOU DRINK A LOT OF SODA
YOU EAT A LOT OF CREAM
BUT WHEN YOU GET OLDER
YOU'LL BE SOMEONE'S DREAM
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Matrimony |