Eeny,meeny,miny,moe,
Catchatigerbythetoe.
Ifhehollers,lethimgo,
Eeny,meeny,miny,moe.
Therearemanycommonvariations,suchasreplacingtigerwith"piggy","nigger"
(whenthewordwasstillincommonuse),"tinker","tigger","chicken",
"monkey","baby","spider","teacher",oratwo-syllablename;and
changingtheverbinthethirdlineto"screams","wiggles","squeals"
oranotherverb.[3]Thelasttwolinesmaybechangedto"ifhehollers,lethimpay,fiftydollarseveryday."