Ickle, Ockle, Black Bottle
A choosing rhyme…
Ickle, Ockle, Black Bottle
Counting-Out Rhyme
Ickle*, ockle, black bottle,
Ickle, ockle, out,
If you come in my house,
I will kick you out.**
Notes
*Ickle is baby talk for "little".
**Or "I will kick your lights out."
Or "I will kick you right out."
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Variation:
Ickle, ockle, black bottle,
Ickle, ockle, out,
Ickle, ockle, black bottle,
You are out!
Comments
This rhyme can be found in print in 1900.
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