Seedy Songs and Rotten Rhymes - the poetry of the playground

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one potato; one potater

(A 'selection' song to choose who will be 'it' in games)

Version 1:

One potato, two potatoes three potatoes, four
Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes MORE

("MORE = you're "it")

Version 2:

One potater, two potater, three potater, four.
Five potater, six potater seven potater, more.
One. Bad. Spud.

(ed: Andrew says he definitely remembers he used to say "potater". Each line said while fists held out were struck in turn . Whenever the rhyme ended on one of your fists you lowered it. Whoever was left with one or both fists still held out was "it".)