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COUNTING OUT RHYME
EENIE MEENIE MINIE MOE CATCH A PICKLE BY THE TOE, IF HE HOLLERS
LET HIM GO, EENIE MEENIE MINIE MOE.
Submitter comment:
THE CHILDREN SIT IN A CIRCLE AND THE CALLER TOUCHES ONE FOOT
FOR EACH WORD HE SAYS. THE LAST PERSON TOUCHED WITHDRAWS HIS
FOOT. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ONLY ONE PERSON IS LEFT. HE THEN IS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1979