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A GAME MY WIFE LEARNED AND PLAYED WITH OUR CHILDREN
IN THEIR NEONATAL DAYS:
FOREHEAD KNOCKER, (FOREHEAD)
EYE WINKER (ONE EYE)
TOM TINKER (OTHER EYE)
NOSE DROPPER (NOSE)
MOUTH EATER (MOUTH)
CHIN CHOPPER (CHIN)
AND A CHUKKA CHUK CHUK. (TICKLING STOMACHE)
Submitter comment:
WHILE RECITING, THE SPEAKER TOUCHES THE INDICATED FACE AND
BODY PARTS.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |