Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Lyrics
Common Version
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe,
Catch a tiger by the toe.
If he hollers let him go,
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.
Common variations, particularly in Britain, substitute "tinker"
or "chicken" for tiger and use "squeals" rather than hollers.[1]
Sometimes a line is added at the end of the rhyme to draw out (or to
manipulate) the seemingly random selection process, such as:
My mother told me to pick the best one,
And you are not it!
Occasionally the line copies 'Ip dip':
Not because you're dirty,
Not because you're clean,
Just because you kissed a boy/girl behind the magazine.
Also sung as:
My mother told me to pick the very best one,
And that is Y-O-U.[1]
