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SIMON SAYS
SEVERAL PEOPLE PLAY THIS GAME. ONE PERSON IS THE LEADER
AND HE GIVES OUT ORDERS. IN ORDER FOR THE OTHERS TO
FOLLOW HIS ORDER, HE MUST SAY "SIMON SAYS DO..." IF
HE DOESN'T SAY "SIMON SAYS..."AND THE OTHERS DO WHAT
HE COMMANDED THEY LOSE AND HE WINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dramatic |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN