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WHEN WE DRINK, WE GET DRUNK.
WHEN WE GET DRUNK, WE GO TO SLEEP.
WHEN WE GO TO SLEEP, WE COMMIT NO SIN.#
WHEN WE COMMIT NO SIN, WE GO TO HEAVEN
SO LET'S ALL GET DRUNK AND GO TO HEAVEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN OF REASONING ; HUMOR ; SYLLOGISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
"Cross down when Billy was one, he learned to suck his thumb,
Thumb yellow, thumb yellow, half past one.
Cross down when Billy was two, he learned to tie his shoe,
Shoe yellow, shoe yellow, half past two. Cross down" etc.
--when Billy was three, he learned to climb a tree.
--when Billy was four, he learned to shut the door.
--when Billy was five, he learned to do a dive.
--when Billy was six, he learned to pick up sticks.
--when Billy was seven, he learned to pray to heaven.
--when Billy was eight, he learned to shut the gate.
--when Billy was nine, he learned to draw a line.
--when Billy was ten, he learned to pluck a hen.
Submitter comment: This is a song with clapping done by two people.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; Kenmore
James Callow Keyword(s): AGE ; CHAIN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Singing Dancing Marching |
Date learned: 00001977 ca.
My younger brother and I would say this to each other
if one could get the other to look at something that
really wasn't there:
"Made you look, you dirty crook,
You stole your mother's pocket book.
You turned it in, you turned it out,
You turned it into sauerkraut."
Then the one who made the other look would say,
"You one'd it."
The other would say,
"You two'd it."
We would go back and forth saying
"You three'd it."
"You four'd it."
"You five'd it."
"You six'd it."
"You seven'd it."
Finally, the one to get in the last word says'
"You eight (ate) it."
Where learned: NEW YORK ; Kenmore
James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN ; COUNTING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Date learned: 00001973 ca.
When we went camping we would always play these
memory games. Someone would start by saying something
like, "I saw a frog on a log." Then someone next
would say, "I saw a fly on a frog on a log." This
would go on and on by each person adding a thing to the
list. The game would end when someone forgets something;
then they are the loser.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): cumulative chain
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Memory |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
Ten Red Balloons
Ten red balloons waving in the air,
One went pop and nine were there.
Nine red balloons waving in the air,
One went pop and eight were there.
Eight red balloons waving in the air,
One went pop and seven were there.
Seven red balloons waving in the air,
One went pop and six were there.
Six red balloons waving in the air,
One went pop and five were there.
Five red balloons waving in the air,
One went pop and four were there.
Four red balloons waving in the air,
One went pop and three were there.
Three red balloons waving in the air,
One went pop and two were there.
Two red balloons waving in the air,
One went pop and one was there.
One red balloon waving in the air,
One went pop and none were there.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
SHAKING SAND
ONCE THERE WAS A HAUNTED HOUSE THAT NO ONE WAS ABLE TO STAY IN
OVERNIGHT. THE FOLK WHO OWNED THE HOUSE SAID THAT IF ANYONE WAS
ABLE TO REMAIN THERE FOR A WHOLE NIGHT (HE) COULD HAVE THE HOUSE.
A MAN, WITHOUT A HOME, DECIDED HE WOULD GIVE IT A TRY. THE
NIGHT HE CHOSE TO STAY IN THE HOUSE WAS UNUSUALLY DARK AND DREARY
LOOKING. WHILE IN THE KITCHEN PREPARING SUPPER, THE MAN HEARD A
VOICE SAYING, "I'M COMING CROSS THE FIELD SHAKING SAND. I'M COMING
IN THE FRONT YARD SHAKING SAND. I'M COMING UP THE STEPS SHAKING
SAND. I'M COMING ON THE FRONT PORCH SHAKING SAND. I'M COMING IN
THE FRONT ROOM SHAKING SAND. I'M COMING IN THE DINING ROOM
SHAKING SAND. I'M COMING IN THE KITCHEN SHAKING SAND." THE MAN
SAID, "I'M GOING OUT THE BACK DOOR SHAKING SAND."
James Callow comment: FINAL QUOTATION MARK ADDED.
Where learned: GEORGETOWN ; SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN ; FEAR TEST
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Proverb
A chain is only as long as its weakest link.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
KW:X3X
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Church, Victor E
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CHAIN ; Link ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; STRENGTH ; Strong ; VERSE ; Weak
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
PETE AND REPEAT WERE SITTING ON A FENCE. PETE FELL OFF,
WHO WAS LEFT?
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROCHESTER HILLS
Keyword(s): CHAIN TALE ; Circle ; Endless ; Formula Tale ; JOKE ; Repeat ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Formula tale |
Date learned: 00-00-1980