Guest-Nova Scotia's reference to, "Sharper than the thorn," reminded me of yet another of our family ones; we call it "The Devil's Nine Questions." And then there's also, "Still He Stood," the children's version of, "The False Knight on the Road."

There were games we played, too, tag games which had a beginning chant (no tune):

Chick-tumma-chick-tumma craney-crow,
Went to the well to wash her toe
When she got back, her blackeyed chicken was gone!
WHAT TIME IS IT, OLD WITCH?

Old Witch (tagger): SEVEN O'CLOCK!

This chanting by the group and answering by the witch keeps on until she yells, TWELVE O'CLOCK! when she chases and catches as many as she can, and takes them to her Den (circle on the ground)...last to be caught becomes Witch for the next round.