The diverse origins of the first line Eenie, meenie, miney, moe are plausible but contested. The second line in the American rhyme, Catch a tiger by the toe, has a clearer and more dismal ancestry that traces right back to the United States.
The words: "Eenie, meenie, minie mo. Catch an nigger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go. Eenie, meenie, minie mo." An alternate version: "Catch a negro by his toe/ If he hollers make him pay/Twenty dollars every day."
Eenie Meenie Miney Mo
"Eenie Meenie" is a song by Jamaican-American singer and rapper Sean Kingston and Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was originally released as the first single from Kingston's third studio album Back 2 Life on March 23, 2010, but was taken off for unknown reasons. However, it is included on Bieber's first studio album My World 2.0.
[Chorus: Sean Kingston]You can't make up your mind, mind, mind, mind, mindPlease don't waste my time, time, time, time, timeI'm not tryna rewind, wind, wind, wind, windI wish our hearts could come together as oneCause shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lover, oh
[Chorus: Justin Bieber]You can't make up your mind, mind, mind, mind, mindPlease don't waste my time, time, time, time, timeNot tryna rewind, wind, wind, wind, windI wish our hearts could come together as oneCause shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lover, oh
[Bridge: Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber]Eenie meenie miney moe, catch a bad chick by her toeIf she holla, if, if, if she holla let her goEenie meenie miney moe, catch a bad chick by her toeIf she holla, la, la, la she holla let her goShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lover
[Chorus: Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber]You can't make up your mind, mind, mind, mind, mindPlease don't waste my time, time, time, time, timeI'm not tryna rewind, wind, wind, wind, windI wish our hearts could come together as oneCause shorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo loverShorty is a eenie meenie miney mo lover
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