Inty Ninty Tibbety Fig

DESCRIPTION: Nonsense counting-out rhyme. "Inty, minty/ninty, Tibblety, FIg, Deema, dima, doma, nig, Howchy, powchy, domi, nowchy, Hom, tom, tout, Olligo, bolligo, boo, Out goes YOU."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo)
KEYWORDS: nonsense | counting-out
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo, p. 15, "(Inty, minty, tibblety, fig)" (1 text)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #254, "Inty ninty tibbety fig" (1 text)
File: WEMM015A

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