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A DRIVER'S NIGHT PRAYER

NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP,/ I PARKED MY CAR ACROSS THE STREET.
AND IF IT ROLLS BEFORE I WAKE,/I PRAY THE LORD TO PULL THE BRAKE.

Submitter comment: TAKEN FROM INFORMANT'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK.

Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR

Keyword(s): IMPERFECT RHYME ; QUATRAIN ACCIDENT AUTOMOBILE PARODY OF PRAYER ; RHYME: AABB

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

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AUTOGRAPH VERSE

WHEN ALL YOUR DAYS ARE OVER,
AND EARTH YOU NO MORE TROD,
MAY YOUR NAME BE WRITTEN IN GOLD,
IN THE MEMORY BOOK OF GOD.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

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AUTOGRAPH VERSE

LIFES BATTLES DONT ALWAYS GO TO THE STRONGER OR FASTER MAN,
BUT SOONER OR LATER THE MAN WHO WINS IS THE FELLOW WHO
THINKS HE CAN.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

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ROSES I BRING.

ROSES I BRING THAT IN MY
GARDEN GREW }
MAY EVERY DAY BLOOM LIKE
A ROSE FOR YOU }

Where learned: DETROIT ; POSTCARD COLLECTION

Keyword(s): FRIENDSHIP. ; RHYME: ABCB

James Callow Keyword(s): WISH.

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION:

THAT WHEN I'M BLUE

I'LL THINK OF YOU,

'TWILL GIVE THE WORLD

A ROSY HUE}

Where learned: VERSE FROM HIS POSTCARD COLLECTION ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): FRIENDSHIP. ; RHYME: AABA

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.0101
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's

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THANKSGIVING PUDDING, PIE & CAKE

MAY THANKSGIVING BRING YOU PLEASURE

SOME PUDDING, PIE AND CAKE

IN EQUAL HAPPY MEASURE

" LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE. "

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; VERSE FROM HIS POSTCARD COLLECTION ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): GOOD WISHES. ; RHYME ABAB

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

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FRIENDSHIP

WHEN THE FUTURE IS PRESENT,

AND THE PRESENT IS PAST,

MAY THE LIGHT OF OUR FRIENDSHIP

SHINE BRIGHT TO THE LAST.

Where learned: OHIO ; VERSE ON DECORATED POSTCARD ; IRONTON

Keyword(s): RHYME: ABCB ; WISH

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

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SMILE AWHILE

SMILE

AWHILE

AND WHILE YOU SMILE

ANOTHER

SMILES,

AND SOON THERE'S MILES MM[
AND MILES

OF SMILES

AND LIFE'S WORTH WHILE

BECAUSE YOU SMILE.

Submitter comment: VERSE PRINTED ON DECORATED POSTCARD.

Where learned: DETROIT ; POSTCARD COLLECTION ; CIRCA 1910

Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; RHYME: AAABAAAAAA

James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

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AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE

CAN'T THINK
BRAIN DUMB
INSPIRATION WON'T COME
POOR INK
BUM PEN
BEST WISHES
AMEN

Submitter comment: THIS WAS WRITTEN IN THE INFORMANT'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK WHEN SHE GRADUATED
FROM EIGHTH GRADE AT ST. MICHAEL'S SCHOOL IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

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AUTOGRAPH VERSES

I'V NEVER BEEN TO COLLEGE,
I'V NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL,
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO KISSING,
I'M AN EDUCATED FOOL.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

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AUTOGRAPH VERSES

GOOD FORTUNE
GOOD FRIENDS
MUCH HAPPINESS TO THE END.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

Date learned: CA00001957

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AUTOGRAPH VERSES

SOMETIMES I'M MEAN,
SOMETIMES I'M NICE,
BUT TO BE MEAN,
I'LL SIGN MY NAME TWICE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

Date learned: CA00001957

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AUTOGRAPH VERSES

ROSES ARE RED,
VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
I KISSED A JACKASS,
AND THOUGHT IT WAS YOU.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

Date learned: CA00001957

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AUTOGRAPH VERSES

IT'S THE SONGS WE SING,
AND THE SMILES WE WEAR.
THAT MAKE THE SUNSHINE,
EVERYWHERE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

Date learned: CA00001957

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AUTOGRAPH VERSES

FRIENDSHIP IS LIKE CHINA,
PRECIOUS, RICH AND RARE.
ONCE THAT IS BROKEN,
THE CRACK IS ALWAYS THERE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

Date learned: CA00001957

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AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE

IN JAIL YOU GET COFFEE
IN JAIL YOU GET TEA
IN JAIL YOU GET EVERYTHING
BUT THE DARN OLD KEY

Where learned: DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): INCREMENTAL REPETITION INITIAL ITERATION MEDIAL ITERATION

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

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AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE

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

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

Date learned: 00-00-1974

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AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE

DON'T GO KISSIN' BY THE GARDEN GATE,
LOVE IS BLIND BUT THE NEIGHBORS AIN'T.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse

Date learned: 00-00-1969

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AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE

NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP
WITH A BAG OF CANDY AT MY FEET.
IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
YOU KNOW I DIED OF A STOMACH ACHE.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief

Date learned: 00-00-1969

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AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE

NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO REST,
TOMORROW I TAKE MY FINAL TEST.
IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
THAT'S ONE LESS TEST I'LL HAVE TO TAKE.

Where learned: DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.537
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief

Date learned: 00-00-1969

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