Games and songs of American children

Children's songs -- United States; Games with music

--_Connecticut._


    (9.) Eny, meny, mony, my,
         Tusca, leina, bona, stry,
         Kay bell, broken well,
         We, wo, wack.[124]

                                                 --_Massachusetts._

    (10.) Eny, meny, mony, mine,
          Hasdy, pasky, daily, ine,
          Agy, dagy, walk.

                                                   --_Connecticut._

    (11.) Eny, meny, mony, mite,
          Butter, lather, bony strike,
          Hair cut, froth neck,
          Halico balico,
          We, wo, wack.

                                                  --_Philadelphia._

    (12.) Ena, mena, mona, my,
          Panalona, bona, stry,
          Ee wee, fowl's neck,
          Hallibone, crackabone, ten and eleven,
          O-u-t spells out.

    (13.) Intery, mintery, cutery corn,
          Apple-seed and apple-thorn,
          Wire, briar, limber lock,
          Five mice in a flock;
          Catch him Jack,
          Hold him Tom,
          Blow the bellows,
          Old man out.

                                                 --_Massachusetts._

    (14.) Ikkamy, dukkamy, alligar, mole,
          Dick slew alligar slum,
          Hukka pukka, Peter's gum,
          Francis.

                                                 --_Massachusetts._

  (15.) 1. ane.
       2. tane.
       3. tother.
       4. feather.
       5. fip.
       6. sother.
       7. lother.
       8. co.
       9. deffrey.
       10. dick.
       11. een dick.
       12. teen dick.
       13. tother dick.
       14. feather dick.
       15. bumfrey.
       16. een bumfrey.
       17. teen bumfrey.
       18. tother bumfrey.
       19. feather bumfrey.
       20. gig it.

  (16.) 1. een.
        2. teen.
        3. tuther.
        4. futher.
        5. fip.
        6. sother.
        7. lother.
        8. porter.
        9. dubber.
        10. dick.
        11. een dick.
        12. teen dick.
        13. tuther dick.
        14. futher dick.
        15. bumpit.
        16. een bumpit.
        17. teen bumpit.
        18. tuther bumpit.
        19. futher bumpit.
        20. gig it.[125]

    (17.) Stick, stock, stone dead,
          Set him up,
          Set him down,
          Set him in the old man's crown.

                                                  --_Philadelphia._

    (18.) Apples and oranges, two for a penny,
          Takes a good scholar to count as many;
          O-u-t, out goes she.

                                                  --_Philadelphia._

    (19.) a, b, c, d, e, f, g,
          h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p,
          q, r, s, t,
          u are out.

                                                    --_Cincinnati._

    (20.) 1, 2, 3, 4,
          Mary at the kitchen-door,
          5, 6, 7, 8,
          Mary at the garden-gate.

                                          --_Massachusetts_ (1820).

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Games and songs of American children

Children's songs -- United States; Games with music

--_Connecticut._


    (9.) Eny, meny, mony, my,
         Tusca, leina, bona, stry,
         Kay bell, broken well,
         We, wo, wack.[124]

                                                 --_Massachusetts._

    (10.) Eny, meny, mony, mine,
          Hasdy, pasky, daily, ine,
          Agy, dagy, walk.

                                                   --_Connecticut._

    (11.) Eny, meny, mony, mite,
          Butter, lather, bony strike,
          Hair cut, froth neck,
          Halico balico,
          We, wo, wack.

                                                  --_Philadelphia._

    (12.) Ena, mena, mona, my,
          Panalona, bona, stry,
          Ee wee, fowl's neck,
          Hallibone, crackabone, ten and eleven,
          O-u-t spells out.

    (13.) Intery, mintery, cutery corn,
          Apple-seed and apple-thorn,
          Wire, briar, limber lock,
          Five mice in a flock;
          Catch him Jack,
          Hold him Tom,
          Blow the bellows,
          Old man out.

                                                 --_Massachusetts._

    (14.) Ikkamy, dukkamy, alligar, mole,
          Dick slew alligar slum,
          Hukka pukka, Peter's gum,
          Francis.

                                                 --_Massachusetts._

  (15.) 1. ane.
       2. tane.
       3. tother.
       4. feather.
       5. fip.
       6. sother.
       7. lother.
       8. co.
       9. deffrey.
       10. dick.
       11. een dick.
       12. teen dick.
       13. tother dick.
       14. feather dick.
       15. bumfrey.
       16. een bumfrey.
       17. teen bumfrey.
       18. tother bumfrey.
       19. feather bumfrey.
       20. gig it.

  (16.) 1. een.
        2. teen.
        3. tuther.
        4. futher.
        5. fip.
        6. sother.
        7. lother.
        8. porter.
        9. dubber.
        10. dick.
        11. een dick.
        12. teen dick.
        13. tuther dick.
        14. futher dick.
        15. bumpit.
        16. een bumpit.
        17. teen bumpit.
        18. tuther bumpit.
        19. futher bumpit.
        20. gig it.[125]

    (17.) Stick, stock, stone dead,
          Set him up,
          Set him down,
          Set him in the old man's crown.

                                                  --_Philadelphia._

    (18.) Apples and oranges, two for a penny,
          Takes a good scholar to count as many;
          O-u-t, out goes she.

                                                  --_Philadelphia._

    (19.) a, b, c, d, e, f, g,
          h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p,
          q, r, s, t,
          u are out.

                                                    --_Cincinnati._

    (20.) 1, 2, 3, 4,
          Mary at the kitchen-door,
          5, 6, 7, 8,
          Mary at the garden-gate.

                                          --_Massachusetts_ (1820).

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Games and songs of American children

Games and songs of American children

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