The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

GAME VERSE

MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, GO SO SLOW,
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, GO SO FAST,
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, STEP ON THE GAS.

Submitter comment: TO BE RECITED OR CHANTED WITH EVERYONE IN A CIRCLE WITH
HANDS JOINED. TO THE FIRST LINE EVERYONE WALKS AROUND IN
THE CIRCLE SLOWLY, THEY WALK FASTER TO THE SECOND LINE,
AND AT THE END OF THE THIRD, EVERYONE RUNS UNTIL SOMEONE
ACCIDENTALLY BREAKS THE CIRCLE.

Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED