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Autograph Verse

Album rhyme:

Standing on the street corner

My frock above my knees

I'm a full born American

And I'll do as I please

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Where learned: St Charles, Rosalee

Keyword(s): AMERICAN ; AUTOGRAPH ; Corner ; DRESS ; Frock ; gender ; Knees ; Liberation ; NATIONALITY ; poem ; Propriety ; RHYME ; Signature ; STREET ; VERSE ; VERSE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music C700 .881

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Tongue Twister

Nonsense TongueTwister:

Howe many knees could a negro grow if a negro could grow knees?

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs Added By TRD

James Callow comment:

Sense? None? Ambiguous?

Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL ; Nicell, Tom

Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; Knees ; NEGRO ; Spoof ; TONGUE TWISTER

Subject headings: SPEECH -- Formula

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Language: Rhyme

Nonsense Rhyme:

Of all the fishies in the brook,
I'd rather be a bass.

I'd climb up on the biggest rock
And slide down on my hands and knees.

Submitter comment:

Undetermined Origin

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs Added By TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [C730] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; Carter, LP

Keyword(s): Brook ; FISH ; Fishies ; Hands ; Knees ; Language ; NONSENSE ; RHYME ; Rock ; Slide

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech

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