The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

COUNTING OUT RHYME FOR CHOOSING "IT"

MY MOTHER AND YOUR MOTHER WERE HANGING UP CLOTHES.
MY MOTHER PUNCHED YOUR MOTHER RIGHT IN THE NOSE.
WHAT COLOR WAS THE BLOOD?
THE PERSON WHO IS LANDED ON CHOOSES A COLOR AND WHOEVER THE LAST
LETTER OF THE COLOR ENDS ON IS "IT" FOR THE GAME.

Submitter comment: THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE COUNTING OUT RHYME.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS

Date learned: 00-00-1974