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Thread #115214   Message #2469249
Posted By: Azizi
18-Oct-08 - 01:46 PM
Thread Name: Famous People in Children's Rhymes
Subject: RE: Famous People in Children's Rhymes
Here's a children's handclap rhyme that mentions American pianist and entertainer Liberace


Shake, shake, shake
Eeny meeny
That's a queeny
Ooh ba Thumbalina
Ah cha ca che Liberace
Oh baby I love you
Yes I do.
Take a peach
Take a plum
Take a piece of bubble gum
No peach
No plum
Just a piece of bubble gum
Oooshe ahshe
Oooshe ahshe
I want a piece of pie
The pie too sweet
I want a piece of meat
The meat too tough
I want to ride the bus
The bus too full
I want to ride the bull
The bull too black
I want my money back
The money too green
I want a diamond ring.
{Source Barbara Michels, Bettye White, Apples On A Stick,
The Folklore of Black Children
(Houston, Texas; 1983, p. 17)