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Illustration from A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1901). "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" – which can be spelled a number of ways – is a children's counting-out rhyme, used to select a person in games such as tag, or for selecting various other things. It is one of a large group of similar rhymes in which the child who is pointed to by the chanter on the ...
The French rhyme Une balle en or, tu sors: "A ball made of gold, you're out" Counting out game played by Igbo children from Nigeria (These rhymes may have many local or regional variants.) Eeny, meeny, miny, moe; 10 Little Indians; Five Little Ducks; Ip dip; One, Two, Three, Four, Five; Tinker, Tailor (traditionally played in England) Yan Tan ...
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Catch a fishy with your' toe If it's nice lick it twice, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. As it is the standard version in my area, however I am unsure of it's popularity in other areas.Cardboard boxA 18:55, 6 August 2006 (UTC) Sounds like that could be a regional variation.
This rhyme was first recorded in A. E. Bray's Traditions of Devonshire (Volume II, pp. 287–288). Needles and Pins: United Kingdom 1842 [69] First recorded in the proverbs section of James Orchard Halliwell's The Nursery Rhymes of England. Old King Cole: Great Britain 1709 [70]
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After the success of Casanova on the Continental European charts, "Eeny Meeny Miny Moe" was released as the follow-up single. The track's title and chorus lyrics deal with a famous children's counting rhyme in English-speaking countries (Eeny Meeny Miny Moe). Its Bouzouki and Balalejka-theme is highly inspired by Boney M.'s "Rasputin".
The spelling of their names changed to Meeny, Miney and (sometimes) Mo. In the comics, the trio spoke English in a style roughly mimicking the Three Stooges . While Meeny's name no longer exactly matched the word "meany", he was still portrayed as a wannabe tough guy.
En Den Dino is an Israeli counting rhyme. It was featured on an episode of Sesame Street. It's an Israeli version of the Eeny, meeny, miny, moe counting method. [1] [2] A variant of the song is also popular in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia. The lyrics in this version are as follows: "En ten tini, sava raka tini, sava ...