The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

WHEN PLAYING A GAME AS A CHILD, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHO IS
TO BE IT, SOMEONE SAYS (ALTERNATING AND POINTING TO A
DIFFERENT PERSON EACH TIME):
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM IN THE DISH,
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, AND YOU ARE
NOT IT.

Submitter comment: THE PERSON WHO IS LEFT IS IT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES

Date learned: 02-27-1971