Débi, débo
"I've just remembered we used this mostly meaningless one…" -Monique
Débi, débo
Daybee, Daybo
Comptine d'élimination
Counting-out Rhyme
(French)
(English)
Débi, débo,
La Saint-sabot,
La Carmagnole*,
Ploum, biech.**
Tu sors !
Daybee, daybo,
Saint Clog's Day,
The Carmagnole,*
Ploom, beech.**
You're out!
Notes
*La Carmagnole is a French song from the French Revolution. It's based on a tune that had a wild dance that accompanied it. This line can also be found as "la Cavagnole" or "la cabagnole".
**Also found as "belle", "bech" and "bach".
*****
"Comptines de langue française", Seghers, 1961, has the rhyme as follows:
Débi, débo, (Daybee, daybo)
La Saint-sabot, (Saint Clog's Day)
La Coquignon (Mother Coquignon [it's a family name)
L'œillet de l'or, (The carnation of the gold [sic!])
Tu sors ! (You're out!)
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