Ish, Fish, Codfish
DESCRIPTION: Counting-out rhyme. "Ish, fish, codfish, How many fish are in your golden dish?" (Presumably someone names a number, which is then used to finish the counting-out)
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo)
KEYWORDS: food | counting-out fish
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Withers-EenieMeenieMinieMo, p. 17, "(Ish, fish, codfish)" (1 short text)
File: WEMM017A
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