Mister Greg

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Mister Greg is a common children's rhyme throughout the Southwest, often used for skipping games. While versions vary from place to place the below example is typical.

I got a cart the other day,

Some said it's a matter of time,

Who cares what you say? Who cares what you eat?

Who cares Mister Greg and stopsign?

I got a juicer in my lung,

But I'm OK, I'm fine,

Put your home away for weeks,

With Mister Greg and stopsign,

Some time in the next two thousand years,

I'm going to get what's mine,

I thought I heard a semi saying,

Mister Greg and stopsign,

The seemingly nonsensical lyrics cause some to claim the rhyme as a garbled version of a pre-war song or jingle.