Cinderella's Bogies

Cinderella, dressed in bows, / Went upstairs to blow her nose…

Cinderella, dressed in bows,
Went upstairs to blow her nose.
How many bogies did she make?
One, Two, Three...
How many tissues did it take?
One, Two, Three...

This is one of the rude and disgusting rhymes children have always loved. We keep every rhyme exactly as children sang it.

How to play

Keep counting until the skipper misses, then start again for the tissues.

Where this rhyme comes from

Sung in
UK

This is a rude Cinderella variant. We haven't found a dated record of it yet.

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Older and newer versions

The same rhyme, changed by children over the years.

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