Eenie, meenie, minie, moe
catch a n***er by the toe
if he hollers, let him go
eenie, meenie, minie, moe

This children's rhyme has been around in various forms since the 1850s. Some historians have associated the words ‘eenie meenie minie moe’ with Celtic Druidry. Others have asserted that Inimicus animo is Latin for ‘enemy of the spirit’ with n***er being a synonym for ‘Devil’ or ‘Dark One’.

There are many alternative verses of this rhyme, but as early as 1919 an offensive version of this poem appeared which inserted the word n***er. After 1965, the second line was widely changed to become catch a tiger.

Interestingly, in the Oliver Stone film ‘Natural Born Killers’, Juliette Lewis says ‘Catch a red neck by the toe...’ yet it is rumoured that the original screenplay by Quentin Tarantino unsurprisingly read ‘Catch a n***er by the toe…’.

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ethnicity

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