Plymouth memories of an octogenarianDavis, William T. (William Thomas)
History
Plymouth memories of an octogenarian
Davis, William T. (William Thomas)
Plymouth (Mass.) -- History
Eeny, meeny, mony my,
Barcelona, stony stry,
Eggs, butter, cheese, bread,
Stick, stock, stone dead. (England.)
Eeny, meeny, mony mo,
Catch a nigger by the toe,
If he squeals, let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny mo. (Scotland.)
Eena, deina, dina doe,
Catch a nigger by the toe,
If he screams, let’ him go.
Eena, deena, dina doe. (Ireland.)
Ena, mena, bona mi,
Kisca, lana, mora di,
Eggs, butter, cheese, bread,
Stick, stock, stone dead. (Ancient.)
Allem, Bellem, Chirozi,
Chirmirozi, fotozi,
Fotoz girden, magara,
Magarada, tilki bush,
Pilki, beni korkoostdi,
Aallede, shovellede, edimeda,
Divid bushe,
Den Olayen, kehad bashi. (Turkey.)
Anery, twaery, duckery, seven,
Alama crack, ten am eleven,
Palm, pom, it must be done,
Come lettle, come total, come twenty-one. (Druids.)
One-ery, two-ery, ziccary zan,
Hollow bone, crockabone, ninery tan,
Spittery, spot it must be done,
Twiddle-um, twaddle-um twenty-one. (England.)
Ekkeri, akaisi, you kaiman,
Fillisin, follasy, Nicholas Jan,
Kivi, Kavi, Irishman,
Stini, stani, buck. (Romani.)
Eena, meena, mona, mite,
Basca, lora, hora, bite. (Cornwall.)
Eena, tena, mona, mi.
Pastor, lone, boni strei. (German.)
Eena, meener, mulker,
Porceleiner, stutker. (Dutch.)
Hickory, hoary, hairy, Ann,
Busybody, oven span,
Pare, pare, virgin, mari. (Guernsey.)
One ery, two ery, Dickey Davy,
Hulleboo, cracker, gentle Mary,
Dixum Dandy, merrigo hind,
Fersumble-du, tumble-du, twenty-nine. (Ireland.)
Eena, deena, dina dust,
Calita, meena, wina, must,
Spin, spon, must be done,
Twiddledum, twaddledum, twenty-one.
O. U. T. speels out,
With the old dish clout,
Out boys, out. (England.)
One is all, two is all, Zick is all zan,
Bobtail, vinegar, little tol tan,
Harum, scarum, Virginia merum,
Zee, tan, buck. (New Hampshire.)
One-ezzoll, two-ezzoll, ziggle, zol zan,
Bobtail vinegar, little tall tan,
Harum, scarum, virgin marum,
Zinctum, zanctum, buck. (Delaware.)
Intry, mintry, cutry, corn,
Apple seed, and briar thorn,
Wire briar, limber lock,
Three geese in a flock,
One flew east, and one flew west,
And one flew over the cuckoo’s nest.
Delia Domna, Nona dig,
Oats floats, country notes,
Hy, born tusk,
Hulali, Gulala, goo,
Out goes you.
One is all, two is all,
Zick is all zeven,
Arrow bone, cracker bone,
Ten or eleven.
Six and four are ten,
Chase the red lion to his den.
Intry, mintry, cutry corn,
Apple seed and briar thorn,
Wire, briar, limber lock,
Six geese in a flock,
Set and sing by a spring,
My grandmother lives on the hill,
She has jewels, she has rings,
She has many pretty things,
O. U. T. spells out you go.
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