Healthful Sports for Boys by Alfred Rochefort
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Here is a rhyme that has in it a distinctly American twang: Ena, mena, mina, mo, Catch a niga by the toe, When he hollers, let him go, Ena, mena, mina, mo. Here is another familiar jingle: Anna, mana, mona, Mike, Barcelona bona, strike; Care, ware, frow, frack, Hallico, ballico, we, wo, wack! Huddy, goody, goo, Out goes you! Eatum, peatum, penny pie, Babyloni, stickum stie, Stand you out there by! This is Irish: A lirripeg, a larrapeg, A bee, a nail, a stone, a stack, A bonny Billie Gelpie, A Belia-bug, a warum rock, Crib-i-stery, Hick! The little Turks and Armenians use this count: |
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