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Peanut Song
I used to sing this song to my children as a lullaby.
"Found a peanut, found a peanut,
Found a peanut just now.
I just now found a peanut, found a peanut just now.
I cracked it open, cracked it open,
Cracked it open just now.
I just now cracked it open, cracked it open just now.
Found it rotten, found it rotten,
Found it rotten just now.
Just now found it rotten, found it rotten just now.
Ate it anyway, ate it anyway,
Ate it anyway just now.
I just now ate it anyway, ate it anyway just now.
Got sick, got sick,
Got sick just now.
Just now got sick, got sick just now.
Called the doctor, called the doctor,
Called the doctor just now.
I just now called the doctor, called the doctor just now.
Died anyway, died anyway,
Died anyway just now.
Just now died anyway,died anyway just now.
Called the preacher, called the preacher,
Called the preacher just now.
Just now called the preacher, called the preacher just now.
Went to heaven, went to heaven,
Went to heaven just now.
I just now went to heaven, went to heaven just now.
Played a harp, played a harp,
Played a harp just now.
I just now played a harp, played a harp just now.
Broke a string, broke a string,
Broke a string just now.
I just now broke a string, broke a string just now.
Went the other way, went the other way,
Went the other way just now.
I just now went the other way, went the other way just now.
Shovelled coal, shovelled coal,
Shovelled coal just now.
Just now shovelled coal, shovelled coal just now.
Burnt my finger, burnt my finger,
Burnt my finger just now.
Just now burnt my finger, burnt my finger just now."
Submitter comment:
The simple tune allows the use of almost any repeated phrase.
Substitutions or additions may be used to the meaning. Generally
plays as a camp song therefore allowing everyone to participate by
adding their own verse. Another version of the song that Grace
has heard replaces the lines "played a harp" and "broke a string"
with "met an angel" and "met St. Peter."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Camp in Caseville
Keyword(s): HELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Cradle song Lullaby |
Date learned: 00-00-1956
Dreams
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die,
Life is a broken winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go,
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Biddle School
James Callow Keyword(s): dreaming
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Rhyme
The Ants
The ants go marching one by one: Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching one by one, Hurrah! Hurrah!
Chorus:*
The ants go marching one by one, the little one stops to shoot his gun, and they all go marching down to the earth, to get out of the rain, Boom Boom Boom!
The ants go marching two by two...the little one stops to tie his shoe...
three by three...climb a tree
four by four...slam the door
five by five...do the jive
six by six...pick up sticks
even by seven...go to heaven
eight by eight...shut the gate
nine by nine...check the time
ten by ten...shout THE END!
Data entry tech comment:
Entered by TRD
Keyword(s): Ants ; Children's Song ; COUNTING ; GAME ; MEMORY ; RHYME ; SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Entertainment: Song
Jogging Along
a joggin' along to make the girls stare, a coach with six horses drawn by an old mare.
Chorus:
Hi come along, Jim along Josie
Hi come along, Jim along Joe
I went to the market I went to the mall
To court a rich widow with nothing at all
I asked her to marry me one hot summer day, while out in the meadow a'rakin up hay.
Data entry tech comment:
Entered by TRD
Keyword(s): Balled ; RHYME ; SONG ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Entertainment: Song
Girl Scout Song
She sailed away on a happy summer's day
on the back of a crocodile
You see, said she, he's as tame as he can be.
I'll float him down the Nile.
Well the croc winked his eye,
and she waved them all good-bye,
wearing a happy smile.
At the end of the ride,
the lady was inside,
And oh, the smile on the crocodile!
Data entry tech comment:
Entered by TRD
Where learned: Osterbrink, Paula
Keyword(s): Campfire ; Crocodile ; Entertainment ; GIRL SCOUTS ; Lyric ; RHYME ; SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
CHILDREN'S CAMP SONG
CHORUS:
EDDIE CUCHIE CATCHIE CAMA TOSA ERA TOSA
NOMA SOMA CAMA WACKIE BROWN
FELL INTO THE WELL, FELL IN TO THE WELL
FELL INTO THE DEEP DARK WELL.
VERSES:
SUSIE JONES MILKING IN THE BARN SAW HIM FALL
AND RAN INSIDE TO TELL HER MA THAT (CHORUS)
SUSIE'S MA, MAKING CRACKLIN' BREAD
TOLD HER PA WHO HOBBLED INTO TOWN AND SAID THAT (CHORUS)
FROM THE TOWN, EVERYBODY CAME
WHAT A SHAME IT TOOK SO LONG TO SAY HIS NAME THAT(CHORUS)
AFTER SINGING THIS LAST CHORUS YOU SING "WHO?" AND REPEAT THE
CHORUS ONCE MORE AND THEN SAY "DROWNED"
Submitter comment:
THIS SONG IS SUNG AT CYO (CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION) CAMPS.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Port Sanilac
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; CHANT ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 06-00-1975
A Song
Old lady Leary lit a lantern in the shed
And when the cow kicked over
She winked her eye and said
There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight.
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Submitter comment:
camping song collected from a Girl Scout leader
Data entry tech comment:
Informant name difficult to decipher; could be Jane Cashmier? Collector was from Massillon, Ohio. Possibly learned there.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
A Song
Old lady Leary lit a lantern in the shed
And when the cow kicked over
She winked her eye and said
There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight.
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Submitter comment:
camping song collected from a Girl Scout leader
Data entry tech comment:
Informant name difficult to decipher; could be Jane Cashmier? Collector was from Massillon, Ohio. Possibly learned there. (AMK 6-22-15)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Mandy
Mandy was a Bahama girl (2x's)
(Mandy oh Mandy, Mandy Mine. REFRAIN)
Dark Brown hair and eyes of blue,
love nobody else but you. REFRAIN
Met her on a Saturday night
Was the happiest night of my life. REFRAIN
Married her on Bahama sands
Put a wedding ring on her hand. REFRAIN
Mandy had a little baby
Had a baby just for me. REFRAIN
Baby made my Mandy cry
Cry so hard she was sure to die. REFRAIN
Buried her on Bahama sands
With her wedding ring on her hand. REFRAIN
Mandy was a wife to me
Now she's just a memory. REFRAIN
There's a teardrop in my eye
There to remain until I die. REFRAIN
Submitter comment:
Along with this song goes the belief that it should only be sung in darkness or at night or it will start to rain.
This song was learned at a Girl Scout Camp at age of fourteen.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are same person.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Girl Scout Camp
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
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Ballad
Casey Jones was a son of a bitch
Drove a train in a forty foot ditch
The boiler blew, the funnel split
They found him in a pile of shit.
Submitter comment:
I heard this song many years ago from another student.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: Heard from student
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Ballad
Casey Jones an engineer
Tried to get to heaven on a bottle of beer
The bottle broke and down he fell
Instead of going to heaven, he went to hell.
Submitter comment:
Heard some time ago from another student. Approximately 10 years ago.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: Heard from student
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Ballad
Frog went a courtin' he did ride
Sword and a pistol by his side - uhhm! uhhm!
Knocked upon Miss Mousy's door
Saw Miss Mousy sittin' on the floor - uhhm! uhhm!
Took Miss Mousy upon his knee
Said Miss Mousy would you marry me - uhhm! uhhm!
Not without Mr. Rat's consent
Would I marry the president - uhhm! uhhm!
Submitter comment:
Told at informant's home.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Black Is the Color
Black, black, black is the color of my true love's hair
His lips are something wond'rous fair
The purest eyes and the bravest hands
I love the ground whereon he stands
Black, black, black is the color of my true love's hair
Love my love and well he knows
I love the ground whereon he goes
And if my love no more I see
My life quickly fade away
Black, black, black is the color etc.
Submitter comment:
This version of Jean Ritchie and Jacob Niles is from southern Appalachia.
Data entry tech comment:
Joan Baez's version of a folksong from southern Appalachia.
Where learned: Joan Baez tape ; southern Appalachia
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Bold Brennan on the Moor
It's of a fearless highway-man a story I'll tell:
His name was Willie Brennan and in Ireland he did dwell.
'Twas on the Limerick mountains he commenced his wild career.
Where many a wealthy gentlemen before him shook with fear.
Brennan on the Moor, Brennan on the Moor
Bold and yet undaunted stood young Brennan on the moor.
A brace of loaded pistols he carried night and day,
He never robbed a poor-man upon the King's Highway.
But what he'd taken from the rich, like Turpin and Black Bess,
He always did divide it with the widow-in-distress.
Chorus.
One night he robbed a packman, his name was Peddler Brown,
They traveled on together, 'till day began to dawn.
The pedlar seeing his money gone, likewise his watch and chain,
He at once encountered Brennan and robb'd them back again.
Chorus.
When Brennan saw the pedlar was a good man as he,
He took him on the highway, his companion for to be.
The pedlar threw away his pack without any more delay,
And proved a faithful comrade until his dying day.
Chorus.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Camp Song
Johnny and Willie went to school one day, one fine afternoon
Johnny said to Willie do you want to fight or watch the girls play ball; or watch the girls play ball
Willie had a little white knife the end of it was sharp
He stuck it in poor Johnny's heart and the blood came gushing out; and the blood came gushing out
If mommie asks where I am tell her I'm dead and gone tell her I want my coffin brown. Six white angels all around. Two to dance and two to sing and two to carry my soul away
Johnson, Johnson is my name and Brooklyn is my station and Heaven is my resting place and God is my salvation and God is my salvation
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Song about Creation
Now this is the story bout Adam and Eve
And if you don't like it please don't leave
The lord he thought he'd make him a man
So he took a little water and he took a little sand
Now old Adam was feeling powerful blue
Poor fellow he didn't know what to do
So he took a rib from Adam's side
And made Miss Eve to be his bride
Chorus after every two lines: I know knowed it, knowed it
Indeed I knowed it brother
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Dem Bones
OH, the Lord He thought He'd make a man.
Dem bones gonna rise again.
So He took a little water and he took a little sand,
Dem bones gonna rise again.
CHORUS: (repeated after every stanza).
I knowed it, knowed it,
Indeed I knowed Lordy,
I knowed it - Whee!
Dem bones gonna rise again.
Now Adam felt so powerful blue
Dem bones, etc.
He didn't know exactly what to do.
Dem bones, etc.
Chorus.
So the Lord took a rib from Adam's side
And He made Miss Eve to be his bride
He put them in a garden fair.
He thought they'd be most happy there.
There's pears an' plums and that there such
But that there tree you mustn't touch.
Around that tree old Satan slunk
And at Miss Eve his eyes he wunk.
So she took a pick and she took a pull
And then she filled her stockings full.
The next day when the Lord came round
He spotted them cores all over the ground.
Adam says, "I'm left holdin' the sack
Gee, I wish I had my old rib back."
"Adam, you're gonna have to leave this place
And earn your bread by the sweat of your face!"
"Come on, Eve, while we're still sane,
Come on, Eve, let's raise a little Cain!"
So he took his pick and he took his plow
And that's why we're all working now.
That's all there is, there ain't no more
Eve got the apple and Adam got the core.
The moral of this story be
Don't leave no cores for the Lord to see.
Submitter comment:
Miss Damin heard a middl-aged woman sing this song from memory at Ivory Polo Farms, near Detroit, this fall. She asked the lady to repeat it and copied it down just out of interest, but the lady's name is unknown.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Ivory Polo Farms
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Japanese Love Song
Once upon a time there was a peasant who fell in love with the daughter of a rich nobleman. She also fell in love with him but she was betrothed to a wealthy friend of her father. So they were forced to meet secretly and one night her father caught them and ordered the poor peasant boy off the property forever. The boy was so desolate that he killed himself because he could not live without his love.
Submitter comment:
Paraphrased.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Mr. Johnny Grebeck
REFRAIN:
Mr. Johnny how could you be so mean
One day you invented a wonderful sausage machine
Now all the neighbors' cats and dogs will never more be seen
They'll all be ground to sausages in Johnny Grebeck's machine.
One day a boy went walking, he walked into a store
He bought a pound of sausages and laid them on the floor
The boy began to whistle, he whistled up a tune
And all the little sausages went dancing round the room.
REFRAIN
One day the thing got busted, the darn thing wouldn't go
So Johnny Grebeck he crawled inside to see what made it so
His wife was having a nightmare, a'walking in her sleep
She gave the crank a heck of a yank
And Johnny Grebeck was meat.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant is same as collector.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
I Never Will Marry
I never will marry I'll be no man's wife
I intend to live single all the days of my life
Some say that love is a gentle thing
It only has brought me pain
And the only boy I ever loved
Is gone on the midnight train
I never will marry etc.
Your company your company
Your company unto me
It makes me feel wile I'm away
That every day is three
I never will marry etc.
You'll see the grass whereon you
Arise and grow again
But love it is a killin thing
Did you ever feel the pain
I never will marry etc.
I wish my heart were made of glass
Wherein you might behold
All the wonders of my love
The letters are writ in gold
I never will marry etc.
Submitter comment:
This is part of the British ballad known in America as "down by the sea shore."
Data entry tech comment:
Joan Baez's version.
Where learned: Joan Baez tape ; British ballad
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |