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VERSE IN MARRIAGE CUSTOM
THE WAY THE TOWER IS OVER THE WIFE THAT IS THE WAY THE HUSBAND
SHOULD BE OVER THE WIFE.
Submitter comment:
PEOPLE BELIEVED THIS CENTURIES AGO. EXPRESSION IS NOT USED THAT
FREQUENTLY NOW.
THIS WAS LEARNED IN RUSSIA.
THIS ITEM IS TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RUSSIA ; Sterling Heights
| Subject headings: | 860 Belief Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.533 |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
BODY PART BELIEF
STEP ON A CRACK YOU WILL BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
Submitter comment: SAID WHILE WALKING ON CEMENT SIDEWALKS TO SCHOOL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Date learned: 00-00-1967
BODY PART BELIEF
STEP ON A LINE YOU WILL BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S SPINE.
Submitter comment: SAID WHILE WALKING ON CEMENT SIDEWALKS TO SCHOOL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Date learned: 00-00-1967
IF YOU STEP ON A CRACK
YOU'LL BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
IF YOU STEP ON A LINE
YOU'LL BREAK YOUR FATHER'S SPINE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.533 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 12-05-1973
STEP ON A CRACK, YOU'LL BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.533 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 10-28-1973
Belief: Children's Song
STEP ON A CRACK (AS IN A SIDEWALK) (SIC) BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs and Keywords added by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; ASSUMED
Keyword(s): Back ; BELIEF ; CHILDHOOD ; CHILDREN ; Crack ; GAME ; MOTHER ; RHYME ; SONG ; Spine ; SUPERSTITION ; VERSE
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.533 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
IF YOU STEP ON A CRACK, YOU'LL BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.533 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 11-24-1977
KNIFE FALL ON FLOOR, MAN AT THE DOOR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Observation Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.533 |
Date learned: 08-07-1977