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WAY DOWN SOUTH IN THE LAND OF COTTON,
MY FEET STINK, BUT YOURS ARE ROTTEN..

Submitter comment: FROM MY AUTOGRAPH BOOK FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1961

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THERE WAS A LITTLE BIRD WITH A LITTLE BILL,
WHO ONE DAY LANDED ON MY WINDOWSILL,
I COAXED HIM CLOSER AND CLOSER WITH A PIECE OF BREAD,
THEN I SLAMMED THE WINDOW ON HIS HEAD.
(SIGNED) BILL, "68

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TAYLOR

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1968

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NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP,
MY JALOPY PARKED IN THE STREET.
IF IT SHOULD START BEFORE I WAKE,
I PRAY THE LORD TO PULL THE BRAKE.

James Callow comment: PRAYER PARODY

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1969

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SUSAN, SUSAN, IN THE TUB,
HER MOTHER FORGOT TO PUT IN THE PLUG,
OH, MY GRACIOUS! OH MY SOUL!
THERE GOES SUSAN DOWN THE HOLE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00001959-1960

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SUSAN HAD A LITTLE CAR,
IT WAS PAINTED RED,
AND EVERYWHERE THAT SUSAN WENT,
THE COPS PICKED UP THE DEAD

James Callow comment: PARODY ON NURSERY RHYME

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00001959-1960

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NOW LISTEN MY CHILDREN,
AND YOU SHALL HEAR
THE MIDNIGHT RIDE OF PAUL REVERE.
OVER THE PILLOW,
ACROSS THE SHEET,
A FORTY YARD DASH,
TO THE TOILET SEAT.

James Callow comment: PARODY

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00001959-1960

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SUZIE HAD A LITTLE CAR,
IT WAS PAINTED RED,
AND EVERYWHERE THAT SUZI WENT,
THE COPS PICKED UP THE DEAD.

James Callow comment: PARODY

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00001959-1960

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YOU KISSED HIM IN THE GARDEN,
YOUR MOTHER HEARD THE SMACK.
SHE SAID YOU WERE A NAUGHTY GIRL
AND MADE YOU GIVE IT BACK.

Submitter comment: SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE AUTOGRAPH BOOK

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

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IF IN HEAVEN WE DO MEET,
HAND AND HAND, WE'LL STAND THE HEAT,
IF IT GETS INTENSELY HOT,
PEPSI COLA WILL HIT THE SPOT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): SODA POP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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DON'T WORRY IF YOUR JOB IS SMALL,
AND YOUR REWARDS ARE FEW,
REMEMBER THAT THE MIGHTY OAK,
WAS ONCE A NUT LIKE YOU.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1962

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MARY HAD A LITTLE CAR
THE CAR WAS PAINTED RED,
AND EVERYWHERE THAT MARY WENT
THE COPS PICKED UP THE DEAD.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 10-15-1967

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PRETTY KITTY WENT TO THE CITY,
IN HER NIGHTGOWN.
SHE MADE THE BOYS WHISTLE,
TILL THEY TOOK OFF LIKE A MISSILE,
AND WHEN THEY CAME BACK, SHE WAS GONE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 09-26-1969

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I WENT TO YOUR FUNERAL,
AND HEARD THE PREACHER SAY,
"HERE LIES THE BODY
OF A NUT WHO HAS PASSED AWAY."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 10-12-1969

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DON'T SLAP THERESE IN THE FACE;
NATURE HAS PROVIDED A BETTER PLACE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1935

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ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST,
IF IT WASN'T FOR (BOY'S NAME), DEBBIE'S LIPS WOULD RUST.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1963

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BOYS LIKE BACON,
BOYS LIKE EGGS,
BOYS LIKE GIRLS,
WITH PRETTY LEGS.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1963

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I SAW YOU IN THE OCEAN,
I SAW YOU IN THE SEA,
I SAW YOU IN THE BATHTUB,
WHOOPS--PARDON ME!!

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD TOWNSHIP

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1963

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IF I WAS A BUNNY ALL COVERED WITH FLUFF,
I'D JUMP ON YOUR DRESS AND BE YOUR POWDER PUFF.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CAMP METAMORA

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1963

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IF IN HEAVEN WE DON'T MEET,
HAND IN HAND, WE'LL SHARE THE HEAT.
IF IT GETS INTENSELY HOT,
PEPSI COLA HITS THE SPOT. HA-HA

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 06-06-1963

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WHEN YOU GET OLDER AND OUT OF SHAPE,
REMEMBER GIRDLES ARE $2.98.

Submitter comment: FROM MY SISTER

Where learned: BIRMINGHAM ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1967

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