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TI NEZNASH SHTO JE LJUBAV (YOU KNOW NOT OF LOVE)

TI NEZNASH SHTO JE LJUBAV (YOU KNOW NOT OF LOVE.
TI NEZNASH SHTO JE JAD. YOU KNOW NOT OF SORROW.
TI NEZNASH, ZLATO MOJE, MY DARLING, YOU KNOW NOT
DA TEBE LJUBIM JA. THAT I DO LOVE YOU.)

Submitter comment: THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): CROATIA ; TAMBURITZA

James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION

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

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SAMO NEMOJ TI (DON'T TELL ON ME)

SAMO NEMOJ TI, MAJCI KAZATI, (PLEASE DON'T TELL YOUR MOTHER
DA TE LJUBIM JA, OJ MILENA MOJA THAT I LOVE ONLY YOU.
I ONA SAMA ALONE, ALL ALONE
DA NEZNA MAMA SO MA DOESN'T KNOW
RUZHICE BRALA SHE PICKED SWEET ROSES
DRAGOME DALA. AND GAVE THEM TO HER BEAU.)

Submitter comment: THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): CROATIA ; TAMBURITZA

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

Date learned: 00001977CA

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OJ TI VILO VELEBITA (VELEBIT: CROATIAN MAJESTY)

OJ TI VILO, VILO VELEBITA VELEBIT, CROATIAN MAJESTY
TI NASHEG RODA DIKA SYMBOL OF PRIDE FOR OUR RACE
TVOJA SLAVA JESTA NAMA SVETA YOUR GLORY, TO US, IS ALMOST HOLY.
TI VILO VELEBITA VELEBIT, CROATIAN MAJESTY
TI NASHEG RODA DIKA SYMBOL OF PRIDE FOR OUR RACE,
ZHIVILA PREMILA. ZHIVILA PREMILA. MAY YOU LIVE AND PREVAIL AS A
ZHIVILA, OJ PREMILA, TI VILO SVI HRVATA! SYMBOL OF CROATIANS
UNITED.

Submitter comment:

THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): CROATIA

James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION ; PATRIOTISM ; TAMBURITZA

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Admiration Praise Adulation

Date learned: 00001979CA

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LIJEPA NASHA DOMOVINO (OUR BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND)

LIJEPA NASHA DOMOVINO (OUR BEAUTIFUL HOMELAND
OJ JUNACKA ZEMLJO MILA. OH, LAND OF HEROES!
STARE SLAVE DJEDOVINO FATHERLAND OF OLD, DEAR TRADITIONS
DA BI VAZDA SRETNA BILA! FOREVER FORTUNATE MAY YOU BE!
MILA KANO SI NAM SLAVNA DEAR TO US ARE YOUR CELEBRATED
MILA SI NAM TI JEDINA REGIONS. YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE DEAR
MILA KUDA SI NAM RAVNA TO US. ALSO DEAR ARE YOUR WONDROUS
MILA KUDA SI PLANINA. PLAINS. DEARER STILL YOUR FORESTS
AND MOUNTAINS.

Submitter comment: THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC
THIS IS THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF CROATIA.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): TAMBURITZA

James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION ; PATRIOTISM

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Admiration Praise Adulation

Date learned: 00-00-1977

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BOLUJEM JA (MY ACHING HEART)

BOLUJEM JA, BOLUJESH TI (MY ACHING HEART, YOUR ACHING HEART
BOLUJEMO ZBOG LJUBAVI OUR ACHING HEARTS -- FROM LOVE
JER NIKOGA NE LJUBIM JA, BECAUSE I LOVE NO ONE BUT YOU
SAMO TEBE, DUSHO MOJA. OH, DARLING.

Submitter comment: THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): CROATIA CK[ INITIAL ITERATION ; TAMBURITZA

James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION ; TAMBURITZA

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

Date learned: 00-00-1978

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NA TE MISLIM (MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU)

NA TE MISLIM KADA ZORA SVICHE (MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU AT THE
BREAK OF DAY.
NA TE MISLIM KAD SE SVRSHE DAN. MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU WHEN
DAY IS DONE.
NA TE MISLIM KAD SE SVAKO BICHE MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU WHEN
EVERY BEING
SPREMA TIHO, DA PRESPAVA SAN. GENTLY GETS READY TO SLEEP.)

Submitter comment: THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): CROATIA ; TAMBURITZA

James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION

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

Date learned: 00-00-1983

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ANCHICE (ANNIE)

ANCHICE, DUSHICE MOJA (ANNIE, MY SWEETEST DARLING,
STIZHE ME TUZHAN GLAS I HEAR THE SAD NEWS
DA TI DRUGOGA LJUBISH THAT YOU LOVE ANOTHER
U MOJ NESRETNI CHAS AT THIS UNFORTUNATE TIME.
SJECHAJ SE ONIH DANA, AH DO REMEMBER THE TIME
KAD SI SE ZAKLELA, WHEN YOU MADE THE VOW
DA CHES MI BITI TO BE FAITHFUL TO ME
VJERNA CJELOGA ZHIVOTA YOUR WHOLE LIFE THROUGH.)

Submitter comment: THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): CROATIA ; TAMBURITZA

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Love
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Sorrow Unhappiness

Date learned: 00-00-1978

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CHUJESH MALA (LISTEN, LITTLE ONE)

CHUJESH, CHUJESH, CHUJESH MALA (LISTEN, LITTLE ONE
DOSTA SI VARALA YOU'VE BEEN FOOLING AROUND
CHUJESH, CHUJESH, CHUJESH MALA LONG ENOUGH.)
DOSTA SI VARALA, DOSTA SI VARALA.

Submitter comment:

THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): CROATIA

James Callow Keyword(s): ITERATION ; TAMBURITZA ; WARNING

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

Date learned: 00001979CA

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MAKEDONSKO KOLO (MACEDONIAN DANCE SONG)

OJ TI DJEVOJKO, TI MAKEDONKO (HEY THERE, MACEDONIAN LASS,
LIJEPA SI MENI TI YOU ARE APPEALING TO ME.
(REPEAT)
ZA TVOJE OCHI CHARNE FOR YOUR CAPTIVATING EYES
DAO BI ZHIVOT I WOULD GIVE MY LIFE
OJ, MAKEDONKO TI OH, MACEDONIAN LASS.)

Submitter comment: THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): TAMBURITZA

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Admiration Praise Adulation

Date learned: 00001981CA

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OJ, MARICHKA PEGLAJ (HEY, MARICHKA, IRON)

OJ, MARICHKA, PEGLAJ, PEGLAJ, PEGLAJ, PEGLAJ (HEY, MARICHKA, IRON,
(REPEAT TWICE) IRON, IRON, IRON.(REPEAT TWICE)
OJ, MARICHKA, PEGLAJ HEY, MARICHKA, IRON
CJELI DAN I NOCH. ALL DAY AND NIGHT.)

Submitter comment:

THE LANGUAGE IS SERBO-CROATIAN, A BRANCH OF SOUTH SLAVIC

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO

Keyword(s): CROATIA

James Callow Keyword(s): ITERATION ; TAMBURITZA

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest

Date learned: 00001978CA

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"I'M A KAPPA BETA GAMMA"

I'M KAPPA BETA GAMMA
KAPPA BETA 'TIL I DIE.
AND IF I COULDN'T BE A KBG,
I'D WANT TO SIT DOWN AND CRY.
I CAME ALL THE WAY TO COLLEGE
JUST TO HAVE A SOCIAL WORLD.
KAPPA BETA CAME TO COLLEGE JUST TO HAVE A PARTY.
I AM A KAPPA BETA GIRL. HEY!

Submitter comment: THIS IS SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "YANKEE DOODLE."
PLEDGES MUST INSERT A "MAYBE" AFTER EACH TIME THEY SAY
THAT THEY SAY THEY ARE A KAPPA BETA GAMMA. THEY MUST ALSO SAY
"KAPPA BETA GAMMA" INSTEAD OF "KBG."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): SORORITY SONG

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion

Date learned: 09-00-1985

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"FIGHT SONG"

KBG. KBG.
RAISE YOUR HEAD. STAND UP HIGH. GIVE A CRY.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA SHOW 'EM THE TOUGH GET GOIN'
WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE DONE.
SO BEWARE. SAY A PRAYER.
SPREAD THE WORD. KBG EVERYWHERE.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT. WE'RE GONNA DO IT.
AND IT WON'T BE BEST 'TIL IT'S DONE BY A KBG. HEY!

Submitter comment: THIS IS SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "OVER THERE." PLEDGES MUST SING
"KAPPA BETA GAMMA" INSTEAD OF "KBG".

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): SORORITY SONG

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion

Date learned: 10-00-1985

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"CHAPTER SONG"

KAPPA BETA GAMMA DELTA, TRUE TO YOU WE WILL 'ERE BE.
BLUE AND GOLD
MEMORIES UNTOLD FILL OUR HEARTS WITH SUCH PLEASURES.
FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE MAY YOU BLOOM AND GROW,
BLOOM AND GROW FOREVER.
KAPPA BETA GAMMA DELTA, TRUE TO YOU WE WILL 'ERE BE.

Submitter comment: THIS IS SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "EDELWEISS."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): SORORITY SONG

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion

Date learned: 10-00-1985

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MY MOTHER SAYS THAT THE COLOR YOU MOST FREQUENTLY
WEAR IS THE COLOR THAT SHOWS THE REAL YOU.
I WEAR EARTHY COLORS MOST FREQUENTLY, AND I AM
AN EARTHY TYPE PERSON.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights

James Callow Keyword(s): PERSONALITY REVEALED BY COLOR CHOICE

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Color

Date learned: 08-00-1983

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IF GOD IS LOVE
AND LOVE IS BLIND
THEN RAY CHARLES MUST BE GOD!

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): FAULTY REASONING ; NONSEQUITUR

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse
PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

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BLACK AMERICAN

PLAIT YOUR HORSE:S MANE WITH CORN-
SHUCKS TO PREVENT WITCHES FROM
RIDING HIM. INFORMANT HEARD FROM
GRANDFATHER.

Where learned: MISSISSIPPI

Keyword(s): WITCHES

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Witch Shaman
BELIEF -- Plant

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BLACK-AMERICAN BELIEF

A NEGRO WITH A RABBIT FOOT, MOUNTED ON A
WHITE HORSE, IN THE DARK OF THE MOON
IN A CEMETARY, WILL BREAK A WITCH SPELL.
INFORMANT HEARD FROM GRANDFATHER, WHEN
A SMALL CHILD.

Where learned: MISSISSIPPI

Keyword(s): WITCHES

Subject headings: Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration
BELIEF -- Witch Shaman
BELIEF -- Mammal
BELIEF -- Prayer
BELIEF -- Color

Date learned: 09-15-1985

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MY MOTHER WAS A BAKER, A BAKER, A BAKER.
MY MOTHER WAS A BAKER AND THIS IS WHAT SHE SAID UMM, UMM.
MY FATHER WAS A GARBAGE MAN, A GARBAGE MAN, A GARBAGE MAN.
MY FATHER WAS A GARBAGE MAN AND THIS IS WHAT HE SAID UMM, UMM,
P-U.
MY SISTER WAS A MOVIE STAR, A MOVIE STAR, A MOVIE STAR.
MY SISTER WAS A MOVIE STAR AND THIS IS WHAT SHE SAID UMM, UMM,
P-U, CURLY WHIRLY, WHOOP-D-DO.
MY BROTHER WAS A COWBOY, A COWBOY, A COWBOY.
MY BROTHER WAS A COWBOY AND THIS IS WHAT HE SAID UMM, UMM, P-U,
CURLY WHIRLY, WHOOP-D-DO, BANG, BANG, YOU'RE DEAD FIFTY BULLETS
IN THE HEAD.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A TAILOR, A TAILOR, A TAILOR.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS A TAILOR AND THIS IS WHAT HE SAID UMM, UMM, P-U,
CURLY WHIRLY, WHOOP-D-DO, BANG, BANG, YOU'RE DEAD FIFTY BULLETS IN
THE HEAD, OUCH.

Submitter comment: YOU PINCH THE PERSON YOU ARE TELLING THIS TO WHEN YOU SAY OUCH.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Flint

James Callow Keyword(s): CUMULATIVE ; INCREMENTAL REPETITION

Subject headings: Favorites
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest

Date learned: 00-00-1978 ; 11-00-1987

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TAKE A DIP IN THE GANGA RIVER AND YOU WILL WASH AWAY YOUR SINS.

Submitter comment: THIS IS A HINDU RITUAL. THE RIVER IS FAST RUNNING AND VERY
POLLUTED. A DIP IN THIS RIVER COULD KILL YOU.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD

James Callow Keyword(s): GANGES? ; RITUAL BATHING

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Running water Large current.

Date learned: 00-00-1967

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EATING BATTER GIVES YOU BIGGER BOOBS.

Submitter comment: THIS WAS TOLD TO ME BY MY GRANDMOTHER WHEN I WAS MAKING PANCAKES.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; NEW BUFFALO

James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; BOOBS = BREASTS (ASSUMED)

Subject headings: BELIEF -- Body part Senses

Date learned: 00-00-1981 ; 10-14-1987

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