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Rope Jumping Rime
DONALD DUCK IS A ONE-LEGGED, ONE-LEGGED, ONE-LEGGED DUCK.
DONALD DUCK IS A TWO-LEGGED, TWO-LEGGED DUCK.
DONALD DUCK IS A THREE-LEGGED, THREE-LEGGED DUCK. DONALD DUCK IS A FOUR-LEGGED, FOUR-LEGGED,
FOUR-LEGGED DUCK.
Submitter comment:
Informant learned this in a Grand Rapids, Michigan, grade school.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL
Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 03-30-1967
Jump Rope Rhyme
(CHILD FOLLOWS DIRECTIONS.)
DONALD DUCK SAYS JUMP ON ONE FOOT, ONE FOOT, ONE FOOT, ONE FOOT.
DONALD DUCK SAYS JUMP ON TWO FEET, TWO FEET, TWO FEET, TWO FEET.
DONALD DUCK SAYS JUMP ON THREE FEET, THREE FEET, THREE FEET, THREE FEET.
(BOTH FEET AND ONE HAND TOUCH THE GROUND.)
/DONALD DUCK SAYS JUMP ON FOUR FEET, FOUR FEET,
FOUR FEET, FOUR FEET.
(BOTH HANDS AND FEET TOUCH THE GROUND.)
Submitter comment:
Informant remembers this from her grade school days in NW Detroit.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
DONALD DUCK
DONALD DUCK WAS A ONE LEGGED, ONE LEGGED, ONE LEGGED DUCK.
DONALD DUCK WAS A TWO LEGGED, TWO LEGGED, TWO LEGGED DUCK.
DONALD DUCK WAS A THREE LEGGED,
THREE LEGGED, THREE LEGGED DUCK.
DONALD DUCK WAS A FOUR LEGGED, FOUR LEGGED, FOUR LEGGED DUCK.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this on the school playground.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 20102 BEECH ROAD ; informant's home
Keyword(s): ACTION RHYME ; CHARACTER ; PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
Jump Rope Jingle
DONALD DUCK WAS A ONE-LEGGED, ONE-LEGGED, ONE-LEGGED DUCK.
(JUMP ON ONE FOOT ONLY)
DONALD DUCK WAS A TWO-LEGGED, TWO-LEGGED, TWO-LEGGED DUCK.
(JUMP ON TWO FEET)
DONALD DUCK WAS A THREE-LEGGED,
THREE-LEGGED, THREE-LEGGED DUCK.
(JUMP WITH TWO FEET AND ONE HAND ON GROUND)
DONALD DUCK WAS A FOUR-LEGGED, FOUR-LEGGED, FOUR-LEGGED DUCK.
(JUMP WITH TWO HANDS TOUCHING GROUND)
REPEAT UNTIL JUMPER MISSES.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 17287 GREENVIEW
Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
GIRLS WHO WEAR RED ARE AGRESSIVE. THEY WILL DO ANYTHING
TO GET WHAT THEY WANT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER TRAIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 11-13-1969
A DARK HAIRED WOMAN IS FAITHFUL AND TRUSTWORTHY, MORE
LOYAL THAN LIGHTHAIRED WOMEN. A BLOND HAS A LOVING
DISPOSITION, BUT IS FICKLE AND UNRELIABLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHARACTER TRAITS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 11-13-1969
CHARLIE CHAPLIN SAT ON A PIN.
HOW MANY INCHES DID IT GO IN?
ONE, TWO, THREE,...
Where learned: OHIO ; NEW BREMEN
James Callow Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; CHARLIE CHAPLIN, MOVIE STAR ; COUNTING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
SHIRLEY TEMPLE WENT TO FRANCE
TO TEACH THE CHILDREN HOW TO DANCE.
HEEL AND TOE AND AROUND YOU GO,
HEEL AND TOE AND AROUND YOU GO.
SALUTE THE CAPTAIN,
BOW TO THE KING,
TURN YOUR BACK ON THE UGLY OLD QUEEN.
Where learned: OHIO ; NEW BREMEN
James Callow Keyword(s): CHARACTER MOVIE STAR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
LEGEND OF CHRIST
WHILE OUR LORD WAS BEING CRUCIFIED, TWO BIRDS WHO
WERE FLYING ACROSS CALVARY NOTICED HIM. AS THEY SAW
HIS TORMENT, THEY SWOOPED OVER TO HIS ARMS AND TRIED
TO REMOVE THE NAILS WITH THEIR BEAKS. AFTER THEY
TRIED FOR AWHILE, THEY LEFT, BEING UNABLE TO REMOVE
THEM. THEY AND THEIR OFFSPRING WERE REWARDED
FOR THEIR COMPASSION BECAUSE THE BLOOD FROM
CHRIST'S WRISTS STAINED THEIR BREASTS AND MADE THE
ROBIN EASILY IDENTIFIABLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): REASONS FOR ANIMAL CHARACTERISTICS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Bird |
Date learned: 03-16-1968
LEGEND OF CHRIST
WHILE OUR LORD WAS BEING CRUCIFIED, TWO BIRDS WHO
WERE FLYING ACROSS CALVARY NOTICED HIM. AS THEY SAW
HIS TORMENT, THEY SWOOPED OVER TO HIS ARMS AND TRIED
TO REMOVE THE NAILS WITH THEIR BEAKS. AFTER THEY
TRIED FOR AWHILE, THEY LEFT, BEING UNABLE TO REMOVE
THEM. THEY AND THEIR OFFSPRING WERE REWARDED
FOR THEIR COMPASSION BECAUSE THE BLOOD FROM
CHRIST'S WRISTS STAINED THEIR BREASTS AND MADE THE
ROBIN EASILY IDENTIFIABLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): REASONS FOR ANIMAL CHARACTERISTICS
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Bird |
Date learned: 03-16-1968
PROVERBS
A MAN'S TRUE NATURE COMES OUT WHEN HE'S DRUNK.
Submitter comment: (GRANDMOTHER)
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
PROVERB
MAN IST, WAS ESST.
(TRANSLATION: A MAN IS, WHAT HE EATS.)
Where learned: GERMAN CLASS
James Callow Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; FOOD ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
RETORT
WHEN SOMEONE ASKS YOU IF YOU HAVE A MATCH, YOU CHEERILY ANSWER BACK:
"YEAH, DAFFY DUCK AND SPIRO AGNEW." OR "SURE -- ME AND SUPERMAN."
Submitter comment: I OBTAINED THIS ONE WITHOUT EVEN ASKING FOR IT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; TOLD AT
James Callow Keyword(s): BRAG BOAST ; CARTOON CHARACTER DAFFY DUCK ANIMAL ; VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: SPIRO AGNEW
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Proverb
Tell me who you go with and I'll tell you what you are.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard her father say this in the year 1928.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; Pierson, Martha
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHARACTER ; FRIENDS ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
You can dress a person up, but you can't take him out.
Submitter comment:
Used by informant's girlfriend at senior prom when informant started throwing chunks of fruit salad into the air and catching them in his mouth.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: NEW YORK ; Paggi, Raymond ; Wappingers Falls
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHARACTER ; Class ; DRESS ; Fashion ; Maxim ; Presentation ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Tell me with whom you walk and I'll tell you who you are.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: Montana, Olga
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHARACTER ; Company ; FRIENDS ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Walk
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Show me your friends and I'll tell you who you are.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V400] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
Where learned: HOME ; Delozier, Pat
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHARACTER ; FRIENDS ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
If the shoe fits, wear it.
Submitter comment:
Proverbial Metaphor
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: Kaes, Otto
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHARACTER ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Shoe ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
As the twig is bent so grows the tree.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this from his mother in the year 1929
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; Pierson, Elwood
Keyword(s): AGE ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHARACTER ; Grow ; Maxim ; METAPHOR ; PROVERB ; Tree ; Twig ; VERSE ; YOUTH
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Children's Jump Rope
CINDERELLA DRESSED IN YELLA
WENT UPSTAIRS TO KISS A FELLA
MADE A MISTAKE AND KISSED A SNAKE
THEN CAME DOWN WITH A BELLY ACHE.
HOW MANY DOCTORS DID IT TAKE?
(THEN PROCEED TO COUNT THE NUMBER OF DOCTORS BY COUNTING THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE CHILD JUMPS IN THE ROPE.)
Where learned: INFORMANT'S HOME
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 01-21-1968