One, two, three, O'Leary

DESCRIPTION: Ball-bouncing game. "One, two, three, o'leary (x3), One, o'leary postman." Or "One, two, three, O'Leary, Throw the ball to sister Mary, Way down in Canterbury, Eating mandarines." Or, "...don't you think that I look cute In my papa's bathing suit"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty food clothes travel | counting postman ball
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar) Ireland New Zealand
REFERENCES (6 citations):
Sutton-Smith-NZ-GamesOfNewZealandChilden/FolkgamesOfChildren, p. 118, "(One, two, three, o'leary)" (2 texts)
Brady-AllInAllIn, pp. 56-57, "(My Mammy said)," (1, 2, 3, O'Leary)," (1, 2, 3, O'Leary)" (3 texts, 1 tune)
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 80, "One two three O'Leary" (1 text)
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p.31, "(One, two, three, O'Leary)" (2 short texts)
Delamar-ChildrensCountingOutRhymes, p. 117, "One, two, three, O'Leary" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #441, "One, two, three, o'lary (O'Leary)" (1 text)
Roud #18310
NOTES [23 words]: There is a song from around 1870 called "One O'Leary's Cow" (Dime-Song-Book #31, p. 61). It's not this song; it's about the Chicago Fire. - RBW
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