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NUMBER RHYME TAUNT
IT WAS A TRADITION AT ALL CATHOLIC CENTRAL HIGH
SCHOOL'S ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES TO SAY:
AND THE SCORE GOES UP ANOTHER NOTCH C. C.,
ANOTHER NOTCH, C. C.
AFTER ALL POINTS SCORED FOR OUR TEAMS.
THIS INDICATED TO THE OPPOSITION THAT WE
WERE SCORING WHILE THEY WEREN'T AT THAT TIME.
James Callow comment: WHO SAID IT? COLLECTOR SAYS: AUDIENCE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HIGH SCHOOL ; DETROIT ; CATHOLIC CENTRAL
James Callow Keyword(s): CHEER
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL CHANT
PITCHER'S BAD/ CATCHER'S WORSE/ LOOK AT THAT MONKEY PLAYING FIRST
Submitter comment: OFTEN CHANTED AT LITTLE LEAGUE GAMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MADISON HEIGHTS
James Callow Keyword(s): SPORTS CHEER ; SPURTS CHEER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival Custom Festival |
Date learned: 10-00-1973
BEFORE MEAL PRAYER
RUB-A-DUB, DUB,/THANKS FOR THE GRUB,/YEH GOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): CHEER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
SONG AND GAME
ALABAMA, ALABAMA
BUSH, BUSHA
ALABAMA #1
JUST WORK, WORK
WORK IT OUT BABY,
WORK, WORK IT OUT.
Where learned: DETROIT ; KEATING SCHOOL ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): CHEER?
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Singing Dancing Marching |
Date learned: 11-00-1967
Custom
Cheer:
In the United States, it is customary to clap and whistle to show approval and to "boo" to show disapproval. But watching the Olympics, I noticed that some countries whistle to express disfavor.
Submitter comment:
I saw this in the hockey games.
Data entry tech comment:
motifs added by TRD
Where learned: SUMMER OLYMPICS ; Chateau, Joe
Keyword(s): Audience ; Boo ; CHEER ; Clap ; CUSTOM ; Olympics ; SPORTS ; Whistle
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
TAUNT AT TEAM GAMES
OE-SA-SA-SA,
OE-SA-SA-SA,
HIT 'EM IN THE HEAD
WITH A BIG KIELBASA!
Data entry tech comment:
KIELBASA=POLISH SAUSAGE
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHANT ; CHEER ; Kielbasa ; SPORTS
James Callow Keyword(s): CHEER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse in Other Group of Folklore C800.500 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
Verse in Formula
I was told to cheer up;
"Things could be worse"
So I cheered up,
And sure'nuff, things got worse.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added by TRD
Keyword(s): ; Cheer UP ; Formula ; Language ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; RHYME ; VERSE ; Worse
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |