One-ery, two-ery, hickary, hum
Used in Somersetshire in counting out the game of pee-wip or pee wit.
“One-ery, two-ery, hickary, hum,
Fillison, follison, Nicholson, John,
Quever, quauver, Irish Mary,
Stenkarum, stankarum, buck!”
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