Play time! Ip dip dip My blue ship Sailing in the water Like a cup and saucer Ip dip dip Akar bakar bambay bo Asi nabay pooray sao So mein lagga dhaga Chor nikal ke bhaga Inky pinky ponky Father had a donkey Donkey died Father cried Inky pinky ponky Bubblegum bubblegum in a dish How many bubblegums do you wish? In pin safety pin In pin out Khelna hai toh khelo Warna get out Eenie meenie minie mo Catch the baby by its toe If he cries then let him go Eenie meenie minie mo Each peach pure plum choose your best plum chum Baithe, baithe, kya karein? Karna hai kuch kaam, Shuru karo antakshri, leke prabhu/rabb ka naam! Say the bells of St Clement’s You owe me five farthings Say the bells of St Martin’s
Here comes a candle to light you to bed And here comes a chopper To chop off your head! Chip, chop, chip, chop The last one is dead! Ring a ring o’ roses A pocket full of posies A-tish-oo, a-tish-oo We all fall down Aam chori chapa chori Garam masala pani puri Aam chori chapa chori garam masala pani puri STOP (If you’re the person STOP lands on, the person opposite you has to become a statue.) Aakku paaku vethala paakku Thaam thoom koyya Asaka lakadi buska lakadi Balasundaram enperu koya (This rhyme is recited during the traditional rural game Aakku paaku Vethala paaku.) (Just a few rhymes that helped us choose a denner.)
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Bindiya Farswani is driven by wanderlust and ‘Carpe Diem’ (‘Seize the day’). Of Indian origin, but raised in Dubai, she’s optimistic, philosophical, creative and adventurous. Having cerebral palsy, she attended Dubai Center for Special Needs School, pursuing further education to match her excelling capabilities via a home schooling program from Keystone National High School, USA. She believes words can’t express the magnificence of her charismatic persona and unique, kaleidoscopic life.
When will you pay me? Say the bells of Old Bailey When I grow rich Say the bells of Shoreditch When will that be? Say the bells of Stepney I do not know Says the great bell of Bow