My first may sometimes hold my all.
My last may sometimes strike a ball.
Between, may sometimes make a shawl.
And people sometimes say we're small.
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The answer to this smashing riddle may be
potatoes
My first may sometimes hold my all.
pot - of potatoes.
My last may sometimes strike a ball.
toes - to kick a ball.
Between, may sometimes make a shawl.
tat - gunny cloth made from jute.
And people sometimes say we're small.
small potatoes - insignificant or unimportant.
Title - One, Two, Three, Four, …, Five, Six, Seven, Riley!
This is a rhyme used in counting-out games:
One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes - four
Five potatoes, six potatoes, seven potatoes - more
Eight potatoes, nine potatoes, ten potatoes - all
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4$\begingroup$ From Yukon gold to fingerling, you got it without lingering! $\endgroup$ May 7, 2018 at 8:26
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4$\begingroup$ What does Riley have to do with the rest of the counting rhyme? $\endgroup$ May 7, 2018 at 14:23
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4$\begingroup$ @Peter LeFanu Lumsdaine Riley was the first one to ask a riddle of this type on puzzling. It's now considered a type of puzzle. See this question for context $\endgroup$ May 7, 2018 at 14:40
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3$\begingroup$ For the middle part: rot13()"Gng" vf nyfb n ireo zrnavat gb znxr ynpr $\endgroup$ May 7, 2018 at 15:29