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"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe", which can be spelled a number of ways, is a children's counting rhyme, used to select a person in games such as tag. It is one of a large group of similar 'counting-out rhymes' where the child who is pointed to by the chanter on the last syllable is 'counted out'. The rhyme has existed in various forms since well before 1820,〔I. & P. Opie, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery rhymes'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1951, 1952), p. 12.〕 and is common in many languages with similar-sounding nonsense syllables. Since many similar counting rhymes existed earlier, it is difficult to ascertain this rhyme's exact origin. ==Current versions== A common modern version is: :Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, :Catch a tiger by the toe. :If he hollers, let him go, :Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. There are many common variations, such as replacing tiger with "piggy", "tinker", "tigger", "chicken", "monkey", "baby", "spider", "teacher", "miner", a two-syllable name, etc.; and changing the verb in the third line to "screams", "wiggles", "squeals" or another verb.〔 The last two lines may be changed to "if he hollers, let him pay, fifty dollars every day." Sometimes additional lines are added at the end of the rhyme to draw out or manipulate the selection process or make it seem less predetermined, such as: :My mother told me/says to pick the very best one, and that is Y-O-U〔 Or alternatively: :O-U-T spells out, you are not it. :Pig snout you are out. :Out goes Y-O-U.〔L. and W. Bauer, (【引用サイトリンク】title=Choosing Who's In/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.〔R. D. Abrahams and L. Rankin, ''Counting-out Rhymes: a Dictionary'' (University of Texas Press, 1980), p. 119.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eeny, meeny, miny, moe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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