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Language: Rhyme

Roses Rhyme:

Roses are red, Violets are blue.

Sugar is sweet, And so are you.

Submitter comment:

This is a rhyme that is familiar to most everyone who has heard a "roses are red" rhyme...

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Keyword(s): Blue ; COLOR ; Language ; poem ; Red ; RHYME ; Roses ; Sugar ; Sweet ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

From Grade School Book:

2 Nice

2 Be

____

4 Gotten

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

From Grade School Book:

2 Nice

2 Be

____

4 Gotten

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Gradeschool Autograph:

When you get married and live in a holler: Send me a kiss on a paper dollar.

Submitter comment:

Collected from my grade school autograph book.

Data entry tech comment:

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Dollar ; KISS ; Married ; Paper ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

I wish you luck, I wish you joy, I wish you first a baby boy.

And when his hair begins to curl, I wish you then a baby girl.

And when her hair is straight and thin, I wish you next a set of twins.

And when they're crawling on the floor, for heanev's sake, don't have any more!

Data entry tech comment:

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Where learned: Tomlinson, Perry

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; BABY ; Boy ; Crawl ; Curl ; Floor ; Girl ; HAIR ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Straight ; THIN ; TWINS ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Cynical Autograph Rhyme;

Roses are red, Violets are green.

You have a shape like a submarine.

Data entry tech comment:

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; COLOR ; Cynical ; FLOWERS ; poem ; Red ; RHYME ; Roses ; Signature ; Submarine ; VERSE ; Violets

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Roses are red, leaves are green.

You have a shape like a submarine.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: Tomlinson, Perry

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; COLOR ; Cynical ; FLOWERS ; Green ; Leaves ; Red ; RHYME ; Roses ; Signature ; Submarine ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Autograph Rhyme / Pun:

Who greased the grapevine/

-Tarzan

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: Tomlinson, Perry

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Grapevine ; Grease ; poem ; PUN ; Signature ; Tarzan ; VERSE ; WORDPLAY

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Autograph Rhyme / Pun:

Under the grand-stand, by Seymour Butts

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: Tomlinson, Perry

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; Signature ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Autograph rhyme;

Yours till the Mississippi wears rubber pants.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: Savage, Cindy

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Mississippi ; Pants ; PUN ; RHYME ; River ; Rubber ; Signature ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Yours till Niagara Falls

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: Tomlinson, Perry

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Landmark ; NIAGARA FALLS ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; Signature ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Autographs Rhyme:

U R

2 Sweet

2 B

4 got 10

Data entry tech comment:

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Where learned: Savage, Cindy

Keyword(s): Arithmetic ; AUTOGRAPH ; NUMBERS ; Signature ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhymes:

This page is yellow, so is cheese, well!

What's a kiss, without the squeeze.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Cheese ; KISS ; RHYME ; Signature ; Squeeze ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Verse:

You're my filagadoosha, shinamaroosha. Boon toodiaz

Submitter comment:

Of course that's not original, but who is?

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Signature ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

As sure as the grass grows around the stump, you are my darling sugar lump.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme;

Kissing spreads germs, and germs are hated,

But kiss me baby, I'm vaccinated!

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: Tomlinson, Perry

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Germ ; KISS ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Vaccinated ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme:

When at this book you chance to look,

And have to turn it round,

Remember the girl who spoiled your book,

...by writing upside down...

[The last line is written upside down]

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Upside-down ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme:

When you are married and think you are sweet,

Take off your shoes and smell your feet.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; FEET ; Married ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Sweet ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme:

When you are married and move down south,

Remember me and my big mouth.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Married ; Mouth ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; South ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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Autograph Rhyme

When you get married and your husband gets cross,

Pick up the rolling pin and say "I'm Boss!"

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Boss ; HUSBAND ; Married ; poem ; RHYME ; Rolling Pin ; Signature ; VERSE ; Wife

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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