Bushel of Wheat

DESCRIPTION: Rhyme for counting time or selecting a person: "Bushel of wheat, bushel of rye, All ain't ready, holler 'I." Bushel of wheat, bushel of clover, All ain't ready can't hide over."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1948 (NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal)
KEYWORDS: playparty food
FOUND IN: US(Ap,SE,So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 16, "(Bushel of wheet)" (2 short texts)
NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal, (Rachel Cranford, collector), "Games and Game Rhymes", Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jun 1948), p. 13, "(Bushel of Wheat)" (1 text)
Roud #16335
File: NCF1013A

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