Racism

Posted by The Fallen February 22, 2002In reply to Origination & versions of "eeney meeney miney moe" posted by nici on February 22, 2002

hello all~

i'm not sure if I spelled it correctly but I was wondering if anybody knows the origination of eeney meeney miney moe or knows of a different version than:

eeney meeney miney moe
catch a tiger by its toe
if he hollers let him go
eeney meeney miney moe

thanks!
nici

The version of "eeny, meeny, miny, moe" that was current in playgrounds when I was a child (1960's Britain), replaced the word "tiger" with [word removed in order to comply with Google's Publisher Policy]. This is of course totally unacceptable by today's standards, given the massively pejorative and racist overtones that the word has gained over the ensuing years. At the time, however, it was used in total innocence.

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