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"OH, CAPTAIN! OH, CAPTAIN! LET'S MAKE FOR SHORE,
FOR THE WINDS THEY DO RAGE, AND THE WAVES THEY DO ROAR!"
"NAY, NAY," SAID THE CAPTAIN, "THOUGH THE FIERCE WINDS MAY
BLOW,
I WILL STICK TO MY VESSEL, WITH A YO-HEAVE-A YOH.
FAREWELL TO THE MAIDEN, THE GIRL I ADORE,
FAREWELL TO MY FRIENDS, I SHALL SEE THEM NO MORE."
THE CREW SHRIEKED WITH TERROR, THE CAPTAIN HE SWORE:
THEY HAD STRUCK ON A SANDBANK, SO THE MEN WALKED ASHORE.
Where learned: AUSTRALIA ; TOORAK ; VICTORIA
Keyword(s): ACCIDENTS SHIPS ; METER: ANAPESTIC ; RHYME: MASCULINE, IMPERFECT, AAAA ; SURPRISE ENDING DIALOGUE ; THIRD PERSON NARRATIVE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
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DIRTY OLD MAN: "THE WHIP THE WHIP"
YOUNG LADY: "NO, ANYTHING BUT THE WHIP"
DIRTY OLD MAN: "ANYTHING?"
YOUNG LADY: "THE WHIP, THE WHIP"
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Where learned: Massachusetts ; Framingham
Keyword(s): Abuse ; Masochism ; SEX
James Callow Keyword(s): DIALOGUE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote Filter - Mature Content |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
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DIRTY OLD MAN: "TO THE WOODS, TO THE WOODS"
YOUNG LADY: "NO, I'LL SCREAM"
DIRTY OLD MAN: "HOW LOUD CAN YOU SCREAM?"
YOUNG LADY: "HELP:" (VERY FAINTLY)
DIRTY OLD MAN: "TO THE WOODS, TO THE WOODS"
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Where learned: Massachusetts ; Framingham
Keyword(s): Abuse ; Rape ; SEX
James Callow Keyword(s): DIALOGUE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote Filter - Mature Content |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
SONG
(G) "WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE BOY?"
(B) MY NAME IS LEMME."
(G) "LEMME WHAT LITTLE BOY?"
(B) " LEMME KISS YA."
(B) "WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL?"
(G) "MY NAME IS IDA."
(B) "IDA WHAT LITTLE GIRL?"
(G) "IDA WANTA."
REPEAT VERSE 1
(B) "WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL?"
(G) "MY NAME'S ALASKA."
(B) "ALASKA WHAT LITTLE GIRL?"
(G) "ALASKA MY MAMA."
REPEAT VERSE 1
(B) WHAT'S YOUR NAME LITTLE GIRL?
(G) MY NAME IS OLLIE.
(B) OLLIE WHAT LITTLE GIRL?
(G) OLLIE-RIGHT}
(THEY KISS)
Submitter comment: CHILDREN'S SONG TO BE SUNG BY A GIRL AND BOY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 17287 GREENVIEW
Keyword(s): PUNS ; PURE DIALOGUE ; QUESTION AND ANSWER STRUCTURE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
CHILDREN'S SONG
OH, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, BILLY BOY, BILLY BOY
OH, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, CHARMING BILLY
I HAVE BEEN TO SEEK A WIFE
SHE'S THE JOY OF MY LIFE
BUT SHE'S A YOUNG THING, AND CANNOT
LEAVE HER MA.
Submitter comment: THIS IS ALL I CAN RECALL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; SAINT MARK ; SAINT MARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Keyword(s): PURE DIALOGUE ; QUESTION AND ANSWER STRUCTURE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Marriage Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BUCKET
THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BUCKET, DEAR HENRY, DEAR HENRY, THERE'S A
HOLE IN MY BUCKET, DEAR HENRY, A HOLE.
WELL FIX IT, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, WELL FIX IT, DEAR LIZA,
DEAR LIZA, FIX IT.
WITH WHAT SHALL I FIX IT, DEAR HENRY, DEAR HENRY, WITH WHAT
SHALL I FIX IT, DEAR HENRY, WITH WHAT?
WITH STRAW, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, WITH STRAW, DEAR LIZA,
DEAR LIZA, WITH STRAW.
WITH SHALL I CUT IT, DEAR HENRY, DEAR HENRY, WITH WHAT SHALL
I CUT IT, DEAR HENRY, WITH WHAT?
WITH A KNIFE, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, WITH A KNIFE, DEAR
LIZA, DEAR LIZA, A KNIFE.
WITH WHAT SHALL I SHARPEN IT, DEAR HENRY, DEAR HENRY, WITH WHAT
SHALL I SHARPEN IT, DEAR HENRY, WITH WHAT?
WITH A STONE, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, WITH A STONE,
DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, A STONE.
WITH WHAT SHALL I WET IT, DEAR HENRY, DEAR HENRY, WITH WHAT
SHALL I WET IT, DEAR HENRY, WITH WHAT?
WITH WATER, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, WITH WATER, DEAR
LIZA, DEAR LIZA, WATER
WITH WHAT SHALL I FETCH IT, DEAR HENRY, DEAR HENRY, WITH
WHAT SHALL I FETCH IT, DEAR HENRY, WITH WHAT?
WITH A BUCKET, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, WITH A BUCKET,
DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, A BUCKET.
THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BUCKET, DEAR HENRY, DEAR HENRY, THERE'S
A HOLE IN MY BUCKET, DEAR HENRY, A HOLE.
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS SONG IN THE DAY CAMPS IN THE CHICAGO AREA.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DORMS
Keyword(s): CHAIN SONG ; PURE DIALOGUE ; QUESTION AND ANSWER STRUCTURE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Work Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
RIME
MOTHER MAY I GO OUT TO SWIM?
YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER.
HANG YOUR CLOTHES ON A HICKORY LIMB
BUT DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): COMMAND ; DIALOGUE ; FAMILY ; FEMININE RHYME ; RHYME: ABAB
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
VERSE
MOTHER, MOTHER, WHAT IS THAT
HANGING DOWN OLD GRANDMA'S BACK?
SHUT YOUR MOUTH YOU DIRTY THING,
THAT'S YOUR GRANDMA'S CORSET STRING.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS SAID WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD DURING THE 1920,S
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA ; PITTSBURGH ; 2579 ANDERSON RD
Keyword(s): DIALOGUE ; IMPROPRIETY ; QUESTION AND ANSWER ; RHYME: ABCC
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
Date learned: 10-02-1971
LIMERICK
THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY NAMED SUE/WHO SAW A STRANGE BEAST AT THE ZOO.
WHEN SHE ASKED, IS IT OLD?/ SHE WAS SMILINGLY TOLD,/ IT'S NOT AN OLD
BEAST, BUT A GNU.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WYANDOTTE ; 237 FELICE ST
Keyword(s): ANIMALS ; DIALOGUE ; PUN ; RHYME: AABBA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 11-12-1968
NURSERY RHYME
AS I WALKED BY MYSELF AND TALKED TO MYSELF
MYSELF SAID UNTO ME, LOOK TO THYSELF, TAKE CARE OF THYSELF,
FOR NOBODY CARES FOR THEE. I ANSWERED MYSELF,
AND SAID TO MYSELF IN THE SAME REPARTEE, LOOK TO THYSELF,
OR NOT TO THYSELF, THE SELF-SAME THING WILL BE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): FATE ; MONOLOGUE AS DIALOGUE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance |
Date learned: 00-00-1964
EXCHANGE
YOU REMIND ME OF A MAN.
WHAT MAN?
THE MAN OF POWER.
WHAT POWER?
THE POWER OF VOODOO.
WHO DO?
YOU DO.
WHAT?
REMIND ME OF A MAN.
Submitter comment:
THIS EXCHANGE IS USUALLY DONE BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE AND IN FRONT OF
SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.
THIS EXCHANGE IS ALSO USUALLY REPEATED A COUPLE OF TIMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): PROSE ROUND DIALOGUE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Formula tale SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1977
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JOKE
THERE WAS A MAN WHO HAD A WOODEN EYE. BECAUSE OF HIS WOODEN EYE,
HE WAS NOT TOO CONFIDENT. ONE NIGHT HIS FRIENDS COAXED HIM TO COME
TO A DANCE WITH THEM. OVER IN THE CORNER HE SAW A GIRL SITTING.
HE COULD SEE THAT SHE WAS NOT TOO PRETTY AND SHE HAD A HARELIP.
WELL, HE FIGURED HE WAS NO HOTSHOT HIMSELF WITH HIS WOODEN EYE.
SO HE WENT OVER AND ASKED HER, "WOULD YOU CARE TO DANCE?" --
"WOULD I? WOULD I?" SHE SHOUTED. "HARELIP, HARELIP"
HE SHOUTED BACK.
Data entry tech comment:
CHAPTER 3 IN "WITCRACKS" BY ALVIN SCHWARTZ
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): DANCE ; DIALOGUE ; HUMOR ; METONYMY ; WORDPLAY
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
"MOMMY, MOMMY" JOKE
"MOMMY, MOMMY" HOW COME I KEEP RUNNING AROUND IN CIRCLES?"
"SHUT UP OR, I'LL NAIL YOUR OTHER FOOT TO THE FLOOR"
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THAT MOMMY, MOMMY JOKES WERE POPULAR IN HIS
CLASS AT SCHOOL.
Data entry tech comment: CHAPTER 6 IN "WITCRACKS" BY ALVIN SCHWARTZ
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; OAK PARK
Keyword(s): ABSURD ; CHILD ; DIALOGUE ; HUMOR ; RUNNING
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 02-02-1972
TRUE RIDDLE
JUDGE: WHERE WERE YOU ON THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 30TH?
VICTIM: THERE IS NO FEBRUARY 30TH.
JUDGE: OH SO YOU STOLE THAT TOO.
LEARNED FROM OLDER BROTHER.
Data entry tech comment: CHAPTER 2 IN "WITCRACKS" BY ALVIN SCHWARTZ
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): COURTROOM ; DIALOGUE ; HUMOR ; STEALING
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 11-21-1965
MULTIPLICATION IS VEXATION,
DIVISION IS AS BAD,
THE RULE OF THREE DOTH PUZZLE ME,
AND PRACTICE DRIVES ME MAD.
Submitter comment:
WRITTEN IN HER MOTHER'S ARITHMETIC BOOK FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO
DATED 1957.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; MARYGROVE COLLEGE ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DIALOGUE ; HUMOR ; MATHEMATICS ; QUATRAIN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wisecracks, Gags, Silly Insults |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
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SICK JOKE
"CAN TOM COME OUT AND PLAY BASEBALL?""YOU KNOW THAT TOM DOESN'T HAVE
ANY ARMS OR LEGS." "THAT'S ALRIGHT, WE'LL USE HIM FOR THIRD BASE."
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT HEARD THIS WHEN HE WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL IN DEARBORN.
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DIALOGUE, CRUEL HUMOR, SICK HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 04-08-1965
OLD MRS. WITCH - SONG
OLD MRS. WITCH. OLD MRS. WITCH
TELL ME HOW YOU FLY. TELL ME HOW YOU FLY.
I FLY UPON MY BROOMSTICK, WAY UP TO THE SKY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): DIALOGUE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 00-00-1985
"THE COOKIE JAR SONG"
DAD: "MOMMY STOLE A COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR."
MOM: "WHO, ME?"
FAMILY: "YES YOU!"
MOM: "COULDN'T BE!"
FAMILY: "THEN WHO?"
MOM: "DADDY STOLE A COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR!"
DAD: "WHO, ME?"
Submitter comment:
THIS SONG CAN CONTINUE ON UNTIL THE FAMILY
DECIDES TO STOP SINGING. IT CAN BE STARTED BY
ANY MEMBER, AND IS TOSSED RANDOMLY FROM PERSON TO PERSON
DEPENDING ON THE PREVIOUSLY CHOSEN STEALER'S PREFERENCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Sterling Heights ; WHERE I LEARNED ITEM AS A BOY
Keyword(s): SNACK
James Callow Keyword(s): QUESTION AND ANSWER DIALOGUE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 00001960S
Are you going down there later?
Down where?
Down the sewer with the rest of the shit.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Big Rapids
James Callow Keyword(s): Comic dialogue
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1987
"Hello Jim. Is that you?"
"This is what's left of me."
"Well, I'd heard you'd been murdered."
"So did I. But I knew it was a lie as soon as I
heard it."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DIALOGUE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote |
Date learned: 00001980S