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subjoin the following list of such as my own memory, and

that of others have furnished me, and such as I have found in print.

Eena, meena, mony my, Tuscalona, bona sty, Hulda, gulda, boo. Out goes you. (United States.)

Eena, meena, mona my, Tuscalona, bona stry, Tin pan, maska dary, Higly, pigly, pig snout, Crinkly, cranky, you are out. (New Hampshire)

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.

Hunt the squirrel through the woods, I lost him, I found him; I sent a letter to his son, I lost him, I found him.

Fe, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman, Be he live, or be he dead, I’ll have his bones to make my bread. (Plymouth.)

Eggs, cheese, butter, bread, Stick, stock, stone, dead, Hang him up, lay him down, On his father’s living ground. (Plymouth.)

Een, teen feather pip, Sargo, larko, bump. (Plymouth.)

Inditie, Mentitie, Petitee, Dee, Delia, Delia, Dominee, Oacha, Poacha, Domminnicher, Hing, Ping, Chee. (Plymouth.)

Henry, pennery, pit for gold, Had a louse in his head, Seven years old. Seventy, seventy on to that, This old logy will grow fat, Hinchiman, pinchiman, make his back smart, If ever I catch him, I’ll sling him to my heart; Sling, slang, chattery bang—out. (Plymouth.)

Intry, tentry, tethery, methery, Bank for over Diman Diny, Ant, tant, tooch, Up the causey, down the cross. There stands a bonnie white horse, It can gallop, it can trot, It can carry the mustard pot, One, two, three, out goes she. (Scotland.)

Eeny, teeny, other feather hip, Satha, latha, kedarthun deck, Een dick, teen dick, ether dick, fether dick, bunkin, Een bunkin, teen bunckeen, either bunkin, fether bunkin digit. (Indiana.)

Eenity, feenity, fickety, fig, El del, dolman egg, Irby, birky, stony rock, An tan toosh Jack. (Scotland.)

Hinty, minty, cutry corn, Apple seed and briar thorn; Wire, briar, limber lock, Three geese in a flock; One flew east, and one flew west, One flew over the cuckoo nest.

Up on yonder hill, There’s where my father dwells. He has jewels, he has rings, He has many pretty things, He has a hammer with two nails, He has a cat with two tails. Strike Jack, lick Tom, Blow the bellows, old man. (New England.)

Onerie, twoerie, Hahbo crackaro, Henry Lary, Guacahan Dandy, Bullalie Collilie, Forty-nine.

Onery, youery, eckery Anna, Phillicy, pholocy, Nicholas John, Queeby, quoby, Irish Mary, Tinkerlam, Tarkerlum buck.

One ezzol, two ezzoll, zichara zan, Bobtail vinegar, little tall tan, Harum, scarum, virgin marum, Zinctum, zanctum buck.

Tit, tat toe, Here I go, And if I miss I pitch on this.

Rumble, rumble in the pot, King’s nail horse top, Take off lid.

Fe, fi, fo fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman. Be he live, or be he dead, I’ll have his bones to make my bread.

Een, teen, feather pip, Sarco, larco, bump.

Akaha, ou oi, ha, Paele, kakini, I kana, hoole pa; Mai, no alaee Ohu, memona kapolena, Kaide, wilu. (Hawaii.)

Een, twee, koppie thee, Drie, vier, glaas ge beer, Vzl zes bitter in de flesch, Ziyen acht san op wacht, Negen teen, ok hit diener gezzen. (Dutch.)

Ene tene mon emei, Pastor Loni bone strei. Ene funi, herke berke, Wer-we-wo-was. (German.)

Eggs, cheese, butter bread, Stick, stone dead, Stick him up and stick him down, Stick him in the old man’s crown. (United States.)

Ink, pink, papers, ink, Am pam push. (Scotland.)

Ink, mink, pepper stink, Sarko, Larko, Bump. (Plymouth.)

Hink, spink, the puddings stink, The fat begins to fry, Nobody at home but jumping Joan, Father, mother and I. (English.)

One, two, three, Out goes she.

One, two, three, Nanny caught a flea, The flea died, and Nanny cried, Out goes she. (United States.)

One-ery, two-ery, eckeery Ann, Phillisy, phollisy, Nicholas John, Queebe, quarby, Irish Mary, Sinkum, sankum, Johnny go buck. (Cambridge.)

Winnery, ory, accury han, Phillisy, Phollisi, Nicholas Jan, Queby, quorby, Irish Mary, Sink, sunk, sock. (England.)

Eeny, meeny, mony mi, Pastalony, bony sty, Harby, darby, walk. (Michigan.)

Great house, little house, pig sty, barn. Rich man, poor man, beggar man.

The last two were used in Plymouth in the ball game of skip. One of the two boys who chose sides tossed the bat to the other who caught it and held it. Then the two alternately grasped it hand over hand, and if there was enough of the bat left for the next one to hold it, and throw it over his head, he had the first choice of players.

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