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Thread #47148   Message #2156487
Posted By: GUEST,G
24-Sep-07 - 03:02 PM
Thread Name: eena meena mackeracka (children's rhymes)
Subject: RE: eena meena mackeracka (children's rhymes)
I was searching on the net to find out the real words to eenie, meenie, minie, mo etc. and i came across this site.
I am from England and all my life ive thought that it goes..
eenie, meenie, minie, mo catch a pity by it's toe if it squeals let it go. eenie, meenie, minie, mo
i asked some of my friends and the said the same rhyme replacing "pity" with 'robber' 'tigger' 'tiger' and 'fishy'. We then asked another person and they said n****r.

As for playing tag I used to only say 'your it' and that was only 7 years ago.