folk song "There'll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight", once popular in minstrel shows; one line goes: "And you've got a rabbit's foot To keep away de hoo-doo". A related good luck ritual in Britain and the United States is to say "rabbit rabbit rabbit" upon waking on the first day of a month, to bring good luck over the remainder of that month. See also The Rabbit's Foot Company (also known as the Rabbit's Foot Minstrels) Good luck charm Four-leaf clover Horseshoe References American folklore Amulets Animal products Canadian folklore Hoodoo (spirituality) Lucky symbols Talismans