The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

COUNTING OUT RHYME

APPLES, PEACHES, PEARS, AND PLUMS.
TELL ME WHEN YOUR BIRTHDAY COMES.
JUNE. J-U-N-E SPELLS JUNE AND YOU ARE NOT IT.

Submitter comment: COUNTER SPELLS OUT MONTH GIVEN BY PERSON LANDED ON. REPEAT THIS
PROCEDURE UNTIL ONE PERSON IS LEFT. THAT PERSON IS "IT".

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY