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WEATHER PROVERB

SUNDAY SAIL, NEVER FAIL
FRIDAY SAIL, ILL LUCK AND GALE

Submitter comment: NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE, B. A. BATKINS,
CROWN PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Keyword(s): BOAT WATER

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

Date learned: 09-00-1967

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A SUNNY SHOWER NEVER LASTS AN HOUR

Where learned: 23950 CUNNINGHAM

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

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WEATHER RHYMES

THUNDER IN THE MORNING, ALL THE DAY STORMING;
THUNDER AT NIGHT IS THE SAILOR'S DELIGHT.

Where learned: HOME

Keyword(s): {METEOROGICALLY INCORRECT}

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

Date learned: 09-07-1969

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WEATHER

A VEERING WIND WILL CLEAR THE SKY;
A BACKING WIND SAYS STORMS ARE NIGH.

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

Date learned: 09-20-1967

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A DEVONSHIRE RHYME

WALK FAST IN SNOW
IN FROST WALK SLOW
AND STILL AS YOU GO
TREAD ON YOUR TOE
WHEN FROST AND SNOW ARE BOTH TOGETHER
SIT BY THE FIRE AD SPARE SHOE LEATHER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): WINTER TRAVEL

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

Date learned: 00-00-1965

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WEATHER PREDICTION

WHEN A COW TRIES TO SCRATCH HER EAR,
IT MEANS A SHOWER IS VERY NEAR.
WHEN SHE THUMPS HER RIBS WITH HER TAIL,
LOOK OUT FOR THUNDER, LIGHTENING, AND HAIL.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; H WDS

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

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WEATHER PROVERB OR RHYME

WHEN CHRISTMAS IS WHITE
THE GRAVEYARD IS LEAN
BUT FAT IS THE GRAVEYARD
WHEN CHRISTMAS IS GREEN.

Submitter comment: BALKINS, B.A. _NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE_
CROWN PUBLISHERS: NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Keyword(s): DEATH SNOW

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

Date learned: 09-00-1969

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WHEN CLOUDS APPEAR LIKE ROCKS AND TOWERS
THE EARTH'S REFRESHED BY FREQUENT SHOWERS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): WEATHER RAIN

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

Date learned: 00-00-1965

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WEATHER PROVERB

WHEN THE ASS BEGINS TO BRAY, WE'LL SURELY HAVE RAIN THAT DAY.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT CITES "NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE" BY B.A. BUTKINS, CROWN
PUBLISHERS OF NEW YORK, AS A SOURCE OF THIS PROVERB.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MILFORD

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

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PROVERB

WHEN THE DEW IS ON THE GRASS,
RAIN WILL NEVER COME TO PASS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN

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

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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PROVERB

WHEN THE DITCH AND POND OFFEND THE NOSE,
THEN LOOK FOR RAIN AND STORMY BLOWS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

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

Date learned: 09-28-1967

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WEATHER PROVERB

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS OUT OF THE SOUTH,
IT BLOWS THE HOOK IN THE FISH'S MOUTH.
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS FROM THE EAST,
THEY BITE THE LEAST.
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS FROM THE WEST,
THEY BITE THE BEST.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

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

Date learned: 10-01-1968

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PROVERB

WHEN THE WIND IS FROM THE NORTH
SAILORS DON'T GO FORTH;
WHEN THE WIND IS FROM THE EAST,
'TIS NEITHER FAIR FOR MAN NOR BEAST;
WHEN THE WIND IS FROM THE SOUTH,
IT BLOWS THE BAIT IN THE FISH'S MOUTH;
WHEN THE WIND IS FROM THE WEST,
THEN IT'S AT ITS VERY BEST.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT MAINTAINED THAT THIS RHYME IS BORN OUT BY ACTUAL
EXPERIENCE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; YPSILANTI

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

Date learned: 03-01-1968

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WEATHER PROVERB IN VERSE

WIND FROM THE EAST,
GOOD FOR NEITHER MAN NOR BEAST.

Submitter comment: A WEATHER BELIEF OF THE OLD FISHERMEN ON THE LAKES.

Where learned: NOT GIVEN

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

Date learned: 01-21-1968

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Belief: Weather

Weather Proverb:

Rain before seven will stop before eleven.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Duplicate of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; McCully, Jim

Keyword(s): Rain ; TIME ; WEATHER

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

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Belief: Weather

Weather Proverb:

Red Sky in the morning, Sailors take warning / Red sky at night, sailor's delight.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Duplicate of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; Lamb, Rich

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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

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Belief: Weather

Rainbow in the morning, Sailors take warning;

Rainbow at night, Sailor's delight;

Rainbow at noon, Rain very soon.

Submitter comment:

This is an old rhyme, but he didn't seem to really believe it.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

[C880. C860.870] written on back of card.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; YPSILANTI ; Look, Edward

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Rain ; RAINBOW ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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

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Belief: Weather

Weather Verse:

Rain before seven; Quit before eleven.

Submitter comment:

She says it usually worked.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; Hartmann, Mrs Joseph ; JACKSON

Keyword(s): ; COLOR ; Hour ; NATURE ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; Sailor ; Sky ; TIME ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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

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Belief: Weather

Red Sunrise in the morning - sailor's warning:

Red sunset at night - sailor's delight.

Submitter comment:

He heard it from his aunt

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [P890] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Tash, Michael

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Predictions ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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

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Belief: Weather

Omens
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Red sky in the morning, Sailor takes warning.

Red sky at night, sailor takes delight.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: Garner, James ; MOVIE ; The Great Escape

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; Predicting ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER

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

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