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COUNTING OUT
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATOES, THREE POTATOES, FOUR,
FIVE POTATOES, SIX POTATOES, SEVEN POTATOES, MORE.
CHILDREN PUT FISTS FORWARD, AND ONE PLAYER COUNTS OFF
ALSO USING HIS HANDS. ON THE WORD "MORE" PLAYER PUTS HIS FIST
BEHIND HIS BACK. THE FIST THAT IS LEFT IS "IT" FOR THE GAME.
Where learned: MINNESOTA ; MINNEAPOLIS
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN