How Many Horses (Blind Man's Buff rhyme)

DESCRIPTION: "How many horses has your father got in his stables? Three. What color are they? Red, white, and gray. Then turn about and tist about and catch them when you may." A rhyme for Blind Man's Buff or "Blinc buck-a-Davy."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Deane /Shaw)
KEYWORDS: horse playparty colors nonballad father
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
ADDITIONAL: Tony Deane and Tony Shaw _The Folklore of Cornwall_, B. T. Batsford, 1975, p. 51, "(How many horses has your father got in his stables?)" (1 short text)
File: DeSh051B

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