The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

COUNTING OUT

BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN THE DISH.
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
(A NUMBER IS GIVEN, AND IS COUNTED OUT)
AND YOU ARE OUT.
ONE FIST (OR TWO, OR FEET) ARE EXTENDED INTO A CIRCLE TO
BE COUNTED OUT. THE LAST PERSON WITH A FIST OR FOOT IN
THE CIRCLE IS "IT."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK