Notes Diana Joy Leonard sang this song while growing up. She wrote me 'I was born in 1982 and grew up in NYC. This song replaces 'eenie meenie miney moe' for making 'decisions', i.e. Point to one of the options for each word until you get to the end.'

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16 Responses to “Eenie Meenie Sicileeny – Hand Clapping Rhyme” Alexandra Says: May 22nd, 2009 at 2:59 am. I know a few different versions of this.

Another New Yorker wrote: '.growing up in NYC, queens to be specific, my sisters and I used to sing this song as a hand clapping game, with the following additional verses.' I saw you last night with your boyfriend How do you know I was peaking through the key hole Nosy I didn't wash the dishes Lazy I didn't wash up Funky I jumped out the window You must be crazy That's why they call me. Eenie meenie sicileeny, Ooh ah zambalini, Achi cachi Liberache, I love you, Take a peach, Take a plum, Take a stick of bubble gum, Not a peach, Not a plum, Not stick of bubble gum.

***** Amy wrote, 'I am a born and bred Wisconsinite (at age 18 just now), and that was one of my favorite counting-out rhymes. We put our feet in a circle and used that chant (and several others) to choose who would be 'it' for games of tag or hide and seek. However, our version went a bit differently, and I thought you might be interested in seeing it. Eeny, meany, tortellini Beep, bop, bopellini Etchy-sketchy, liver-etchy I like you.