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IRISH LEPRECHAUN SONG

-WHERE IS YOUR PURSE
-THE PURSE, HE SAID, IT'S IN HER HAND,
THAT LADY BY YOUR SIDE
-I TURNED TO LOOK, THE ELF WAS OFF,
AND WHAT WAS I TO DO.
I LAUGHED TO THINK OF THE FOOL I'D BEEN,
AND THE FAIRIE IS LAUGHING TOO.

Submitter comment: THE FIRST AND THIRD VERSES ARE SUNG BY THE NARRATOR WHILE THE
SECOND VERSE IS SUNG BY THE LEPRECHAUN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN

James Callow Keyword(s): BLINKING TABU

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Song
BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome

Date learned: 11-22-1979

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HAMBONE

HAMBONE, HAMBONE, HAVE YOU HEARD?
MOMMA'S GONNA BUY YOU A MARKING BIRD.
IF THAT MARKING BIRDIE DON'T SING,
MOMMA'S GONNA BUY YOU A DIAMOND RING.
IF THAT DIAMOND RING DON'T SHINE,
MOMMA'S GONNA BUY YOU A BOTTLE O WINE.
IF THAT BOTTLE OF WINE DON'T DRINK,
MOMMA'S GONNA BUY YOU A KITCHEN SINK.
HAMBONE, HAMBONE, HAVE YOU HEARD?
MOMMA'S GONNA BUY YOU A MARKING BIRD.

Submitter comment: THE SONG IS SUNG TO THE TUNE OF HUSH LITTLE BABY,
BUT THE TEMPO IS MUCH FASTER. ONE HAND BEATS THE LEG
AND CHEST DURING THE SONG. AND THE SONG IS ESPECIALLY
POPULAR AMONG MEN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN WITH INTERLINKED ITEMS ; MOCKING BIRD

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Song
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Athletic sport and exercise Gymnastics

Date learned: 04-00-1983

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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

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