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"Engine, engine, number nine
Going down Chicago line
If the train falls off the track,
Do you want your money back?"
An answer of yes or no is given, then it is spelled out.
You'd say "O-U-T spells out and you are not it."
Where learned: NEW YORK ; Kenmore
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