The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CHILD'S RHYME-SONG

"ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE.
THREE, FOUR, CLOSE THE DOOR.
FIVE, SIX, PICK UP STICKS,
SEVEN, EIGHT, YOU'RE AT THE GATE.
NINE, TEN, A BIG FAT HEN."

Submitter comment: (MY MOTHER TAUGHT THIS TO ME WHEN I WAS ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD.
THE KIDS AND I, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD USED TO SING IT WHILE JUMPING
ROPE."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP

Date learned: 05-00-1965