You're it

I had a flashback tonight to something I have not thought about for YEARS. I grew up in the 80s. In the Midwest. So maybe this will only be familiar to those in this demographic. But remember when you were playing with a bunch of your pals-- 'Tag' or 'Hide and Seek'? How did you pick who was 'it'??

We stood in a circle and put one foot in the center of the circle. One person eliminated people one by one while tapping on their feet-- saying this:

Eeiney Meany Miney Mo,
Catch a tiger by its toe,
If he hollers make him pay,
Fifty dollars everyday.
My mother told me
to pick the very best one
and YOU-ARE-NOT-IT.
(You dirty dish rag- you.)

Yeah, we added on that last part at some point... Mixin it up.