The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

IN YOUTH GAMES, WHEN CHOOSING TEAMS, EVERY PLAYER WOULD
PUT ONE FOOT, TOES FIRST, IN A CIRCLE. ONE PERSON WOULD
TOUCH EACH FOOT IN CIRCULAR ROTATION SAYING:
ONE POTATO, (FIRST FOOT) TWO POTATO (2ND FOOT), THREE
POTATO (THIRD FOOT), FOUR
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO, SEVEN POTATO, OR.
THE PERSON DESIGNATED AS "OR" WOULD REMOVE FOOT FROM
CIRCLE AND THE COUNT WOUL CONTINUE. EACH "OR" WOULD
ALTERNATELY BE PLACED ON OPPOSITE TEAMS.

Submitter comment: MANY VARIATIONS

Date learned: 00-00-1964