The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO,
THREE POTATO, FOUR,
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATOE,
SEVEN POTATO, ORR.

Submitter comment: THIS RHYME IS USED TO DETERMINE WHO GETS TO GO FIRST, IN
JUMPING ROPE. THE WAY THAT IT IS DONE IS THAT ALL THAT
ARE PLAYING PUT IN A HAND AND A LEADER CALLS OUT THIS
RHYME, AND AT EACH NUMBER TOUCHES THE HAND OF ONE
PERSON. AT ORR, THE HAND WHO IS TOUCHED IS OUT.
THIS IS CONTINUED UNTIL ONLY ONE REMAINS, AND SHE IS
THE ONE WHO GOES FIRST.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS