Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-17

south Carolina is quite liberal in sup
plying the following:
william o. Trinity was n good fsherrnan n
lie caught hens and put them In pens:
some laid eggs and some laid none.
Hecklety. specklety, trip and begone.
Ihe iauy who gave this states that Il
was used by her mother in counting on the
.tlleels Oh the little ones and later In
| counting out" Somewhat similar 40 tbo
| next she gives; 40 NN'
william the trumpeter was good fisher
man,
ne caught fishes and put them in dishes.
Ile caught hens and put them in pens.
rhechieioot' specklefoot, trip and beEone.
Apples HIl and oranges good for a penny.
dahes good scholar to count how MANY
oile' two' three, out goes she.
One-zall, two-zall, zig-zall. zam
Sob-tail, bob-tail, tickleton, tam
f1aruih, scarum, moojam, marum Frapco
MY South Carolina friend from whom
respecting the 'nigger" and his tno i ,Srns
now exclusively in her vicinity
Without special remark / add sevaraI do
,Im ,Neu from pennsylvania and New Jersey
lnciuding some from my own recolIecfior !.
U,hat t, rev which vary somewhat from
"N'' nave oeen previously published.
Cme, TWO three four, five. six, seven,
one two, three, four, five, six, seven otnht
N"ushty children come too late
lbity, bibity, slbity, sab.
lbity, bibity, kenabe
DlNle, daery, down the ferry
IN nineteen hundred and -
Oneery, twoery dickery, devon
Srackaboo, marabo. ten or eleven
I'm, pan' must be done,
Iwiddle, twaddle, twenty-one
lSometimes crackabone, narrow bopaI
O"e potato TWO potatoes, three potatoes
four: P0'atoes'
Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven no,a,oo.
ore P''a'oes'
CThe last word may have bean "r,ou. .,
From the numerous "Ena, mena,sn
give the following:
Ena, mena, tipsa, teney,
apple Jack and John Sweenay.
Have n peach and a pltIn,
Have stick of chewing gum
Ena, mena, tipsa, tena,
Occaprocha, domlnocha
ON, bonn, bus,
Buggley, buggley, boo,
Out goes you.e
several refer to the blue sea in ale
lerent FORMS, but usully with more cora
"s 10 the rhyme than the following:
Red. white and blue,
All out but you;
'iA tAiS IIluule
OF the dark blue sea
From New Jersey comes a variation 80 |
the "Ena Mena" verses In "
Enie, menie, monte, my.
Butter, laddie. honey stry.
Throth, neck,
We wo, wum, whack
One of the most Striking" ones WITH
"hlch have met is the following;
My mother and your mother
Was hanging out clothes,
MY mother gave your mother
A punch on the nose
Did ii hurt her?
Say yes or no.
Then spell Yes
Spells yes and
Out goes you.
This is sometimes used with the first sorr
ines only iour
In the specimen given above. oommsnoln1
With "Onery, twosry, diokery devon !" a,s |
which has remained fresh in NV n,ar1oaS |
or four-score years, a very bold chan yvo,,iS
sometimes use devil for the last ,',e.S
II the line This was viewed by the snaIis.
mes as bordering on the profane
/ shall have to omit many OF tba ,,a.t |
ions which my collection contains as ,l,"Ii
IS remarks upon the possible origin of thas-
furious rhymes and their widespraad ,,sS
II the editor will look askance at the Iist
In closing 1 will only refer TO ths nIsas-
~ AuSiho gwen py 4hfs Eaton resDaaflna,
no Three Little Mice" that ran n as
tairs ito hear Miss Blodget say her nrsv'
rs" OF this get q version In which ~,
ne mouse is the actor, and the autho. -
he first two lines Is brought before Me-
;. with the stern command 20 complete the
Iere I stand before Miss BlodEet
hes going 70 strike and I'm going 70
dodge II. ~
This is the more forclble. but not nasrt,,
0 pleasing as where the three are az
ctors ana all patiently walt for the Ams1
nd then run down again.
]. A. ANDERSON.
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