The rhyme was recorded in 1904 by Nynke van Hichtum in Goor in the eastern Netherlands. This was shown in 1957 by the Dutch philologists Jan Naarding and Klaas Heeroma of the Nedersaksisch Instituut (Low Saxon Institute) at the University of Groningen. Ī possible origin is a centuries-old, possibly Old Saxon, divination rhyme. Īnother possible origin is from a Swahili poem brought to the Americas by enslaved Africans: Iino ya mmiini maiini mo. Īnother possibility is that British colonials returning from India introduced a doggerel version of an Indian children's rhyme used in the game of carom billiards: baji neki baji thou, elim tilim latim gou. One theory about the origins of the rhyme is that it is descended from Old English or Welsh counting, similar to the old Shepherd's count 'Yan Tan Tethera' or the Cornish 'Eena, mena, mona, mite'. Ī Cornish version collected in 1882 runs: Ena, mena, mona, mite, Bascalora, bora, bite, Hugga, bucca, bau, Eggs, butter, cheese, bread. This was one of many variants of 'counting out rhymes' collected by Bolton in 1888. Variations of this rhyme, with the nonsense/counting first line have been collected since the 1820s, such as this one, which includes the 'toe' and 'olla' from Kipling's version: Eenie, Meenie, Tipsy, toe Olla bolla Domino, Okka, Pokka dominocha, Hy! Pon! Tush! Bolton also found a similar rhyme in German: Ene, tene, mone, mei, Pastor, lone, bone, strei, Ene, fune, herke, berke, Wer? Wie? Wo? Was? Henry Carrington Bolton discovered this version to be in the US, Ireland and Scotland in the 1880s but was unknown in England until later in the century. The first record of a similar rhyme, called the 'Hana, man,' is from about 1815, when children in New York City are said to have repeated the rhyme: Hana, man, mona, mike Barcelona, bona, strike Hare, ware, frown, vanac Harrico, warico, we wo, wac. spells out, And out goes she, In the middle of the deep blue sea' or 'My mother told me/says to pick the very best one, and that is Y-O-U/you are it' while another source cites 'Out goes Y-O-U.' Origins The scholars Iona and Peter Opie noted that many variants have been recorded, some with additional words such as '. If he hollers, let him go, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Current versions Ī common modern version is: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, Catch a tiger by the toe. Since many similar counting rhymes existed earlier, it is difficult to know its exact origin. These are the racist nursery rhymes you didn't know you were learning. Get ready to drop 'eenie, meenie, miney, mo' from your vocabulary. Eeny, meeny, miny, mo Catch a tiger by the toe If he hollers, let him go Eeny meeny miny mo “Eeny meeny miny mo” is one of those rhymes that’s ingrained in our cultural limbic system-once we hear the first two syllables, the rest unspools whether we want it to or not. I can see right through ya You seem like the type to love 'em and leave 'em And disappear right after the song So give me the night to show you and hold you Don't leave me out here dancin' alone Can't make up your mind, mind, mind, mind, mind Please don't waste my time, time, time, time, time Not trying rewind, -wind, -wind, -wind, -wind I wish our hearts could come together as one Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lover Shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lover Shorty is a eenie meenie miney. The rhyme has existed in various forms since well before 1820 and is common in many languages with similar-sounding nonsense syllables. It is one of a large group of similar rhymes in which the child who is pointed to by the chanter on the last syllable is either 'chosen' or 'counted out'. ' Eeny, meeny, miny, moe'-which can be spelled a number of ways-is a children's counting rhyme, used to select a person in games such as tag, or for selecting various other things. Please god, just a song name, or an album name, I don't need a link I can find it I just need to know WHAT TO LOOK FOR!!!
Those are the lyrics, I've looked ****in everywhere and all I get is people who are pissed of for some reason or a ****in nother that has NOTHING to do with ME or with MY QUESTION!!!!!! 'Eany Meany Miny Moe, Catch a piggy by the toe,
'Hey that's a good song, I want to know too' SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER DON'T REPLY WITH SOMETHING LIKE: (po on rst or Second)nnenie meenie miney montch a bad chick by her toenIf she holla (if, if, if she holla) let her gonnnShes indecisivennShe cant decidennShe keeps on lookinnnrom left to rightnnnrl, come on get closenLook in my eyesnnSearchin is so wrongnnI’m Mr.I DON'T ****ING CARE IF YOU HATE 50 CENT OR LIKE HIM