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COUNTING -OUT RHYMES
TWO FOUR SIX EIGHT/
JOHNNY HAD A LITTLE SNAKE/
THE SNAKE DIED/
JOHNNY CRIED/
TWO FOUR SIX EIGHT
Submitter comment: THIS WAS LEARNED IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Sterling Heights
James Callow Keyword(s): ENVELOPE STRUCTURE
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
CHILDREN,S VERSE
COWARDY, COWARDY CUSTARD,
FELL IN HIS MOTHER,S MUSTARD;
THE MUSTARD WAS HOT,
HE SWALLOWED THE LOT,
COWARDY, COWARDY CUSTARD.
Data entry tech comment: SIC: COWARDY
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): ENVELOPE STRUCTURE ; FEMININE RHYME ; REFRAIN ; RHYME: AABBA
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
FISHY
I WISH I WAS A FISHY IN THE BROOK/I WISH I WAS A FISHY IN THE BROOK/
FOR I'D SWIM IN MY NUDIE/ WITHOUT A BATHING SUITIE/ OH, I WISH I WAS
A FISHY IN THE BROOK }
Where learned: MICHIGAN
Keyword(s): ENVELOPE STRUCTURE ; FEMININE RHYME IMPERFECT RHYME ; HUMOROUS RHYME ; REPETITION FIRST PERSON ; RHYME: AABBA
Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
LITTLE BAR OF SOAP
I WISH I WAS A LITTLE BAR OF SOAP/ I WISH I WAS A LITTLE BAR OF SOAP
FOR I'D SLIPPIE AND I'D SLIDDIE/ DOWN EVERYBODY'S HIDDY/ OH, I WISH
I WAS A LITTLE BAR OF SOAP}
Where learned: MICHIGAN
Keyword(s): BATHTUB VERSE ; ENVELOPE STRUCTURE ; FEMININE RHYME NEOLOGISM ; REPETITION FIRST PERSON ; RHYME: AABBA
Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 10-02-1965
HAND CLAPPING RHYME
YOU SING THIS RHYME WHILE CLAPPING HANDS WITH ANOTHER PERSON.
ITY BITY BOPSY DITY OOH BOP BOP SIDITY
EDUCATION OPERATION I LOVE YOU TUTI FRUTI
DOWN DOWN BABY, DOWN BY THE ROLLERCOASTER
SWEET SWEET BABY, NO PLACE TO GO.
SHAMROCK, SHAMROCK, SHAMROCK
CAUGHT YOU WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY
DIDN'T DO THE DISHES LAZY, LAZY
JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW CRAZY, CRAZY
STOLE A PIECE OF CANDY GREEDY, GREEDY
ITY BITY BOPSY DITY OOH BOP BOP SIDITY
EDUCATION OPERATION I LOVE YOU TUTI FRUTI!
Submitter comment:
MY SISTERS AND I WOULD DRIVE MY PARENTS NUTS BY ALWAYS SINGING
THIS RHYME. IT WAS ONE OF OUR FAVORITES I GUESS!
James Callow Keyword(s): ENVELOPE STRUCTURE
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 00-00-1982