Dipping Rhymes.

OK Folks, Let's go on a little nostalgia trip. What were the "dipping" or counting out rhymes you used in the school playground.

 

I can recall several from my school days in England,  but I'm sure those of you who grew up here or in other countries would remember different ones. Meep I'd love to hear some of the ones you and your friends used..

 

We had the ubiqitous "One potato, two potato .... ,of course,  but others I remember included:

 

Dip, dip, dip,

My blue ship,

Sails on the water

Like a cup and saucer

O U T spells OUT  (or occasionally IT)

 

and:

 

Inky, pinky, ponky,

Daddy bought a Donkey

Donkey died, Daddy cried,

Inky , pinky, ponky.

 

I also wonder, were the counting out rhymes used exclusively by girls, or did boys use them for their games too?

 

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one two buckle my shoe

three four knock at the door

five six 

pick up sticks

seven eight

lay them straight

nine ten

a big fat hen.

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Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot, nine days old;
Some like it hot, some like it cold,
Some like it in the pot, nine days old.

 

Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the water spout.

Down came the rain, and washed poor Incy out.

Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain

And then Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the spout again.

 

Tell -tale-**bleep**

Your tongue will split

And all the puppy dogs

Shall have a bit

 

(the last one will probably be removed, but that was one of our favourites at School, many, many years ago) 

 

OMG I really must be getting old! Smiley Surprised

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Mary had a little bike

the pump was up the front

every time she hit a bump

the pump ------fell off.......................................Richo.

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norti Richo!!! LOLOL

 

Mary had a little lamb

and the doctor fainted.

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Ring-a-ring o' roses,
A pocket full of posies,
A-tishoo! A-tishoo!

We all fall down

 

 

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OUT spells out

And out you must go

If I say so...

 

is the first that comes to mind.

 

There is another one but it's not acceptable nowadays and that's a good thing.... however I will try and hope you get the gist just for old rhyming history's sake

 

Eeny Meeny Miney Mo

Catch a N....r by the toe

If he hollers let him go

Eeny Meeny Miney Mo

 

 


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Oh well I see you have all beaten me to it... serve me right for not reading right through first  Smiley LOL


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Eeny meeny miny mo was the most common 'dipping' rhyme.

We also used the spud rhyme.

One potato, two potato, three potato, four.

Five potato, six potato, seven potato, MORE

the MORE person was 'it'

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one two buckle my shoe

three four knock at the door

five six 

pick up sticks

seven eight

lay them straight

nine ten

a big fat hen

 

and it gos on

 

Eleven twelve, dig and delve

Thirteen fourteen maids a'courting

Fifteen sixteen maids in the kitchen

Seventeen eighteen Maids a waiting

Nineteen twenty my plate's empty.


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