This is how I learned it growing up (southwestern US in the mid 1990s): Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo Catch a tiger by the toe If he hollers, make him pay Fifty dol

This is how I learned it growing up (southwestern US in the mid 1990s): Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mo Catch a tiger by the toe If he hollers, make him pay Fifty dollars every day My mother told me to pick the very best one and you are [not] it