One, Two, Sky Blue

DESCRIPTION: "One, two, sky blue, All (in/out) (but/except) you." Or "One, two, sky is blue, Out goes you!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty colors
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland) New Zealand US(So)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 95, "(One, two, sky blue)"; "(Look up, sky blue)" (2 texts)
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 72, "Sky Is Blue" (1 text)
Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo, p. 6, "(One, two, sky blue)" (1 text)

Roud #19294
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Sky Is Blue" (form)
NOTES [23 words]: I suspect this and "The Sky Is Blue" derive from the same original, but they are different enough now that I very tentatively split them. - RBW
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