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Proverb
You can't see the forest for the trees.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Masica, Barbara ; SAGINAW
Keyword(s): BLIND ; Forest ; Outlook ; Proximity ; TREES
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
THE WORMS CRAWL IN
YOU SHOULD NEVER LAUGH AS THE HEARSE GOES BY
'CAUSE YOU MIGHT BE THE NEXT TO DIE.
THEY'LL PUT YOU IN A WOODEN BOX
AND COVER YOU UP WITH DIRT AND ROCKS.
ALL GOES FINE FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK
AND THEN THE COFFIN BEGINS TO LEAK.
THE WORMS CRAWL IN, THE WORMS CRAWL OUT,
THE WORMS PLAY PEANUCKLE ON YOUR SNOUT.
YOUR INSIDES TURN A SLIMY GREEN
AND PUSS FLOWS OUT JUST LIKE WHIPPED CREAM.
THE WORMS CRAWL IN, THE WORMS CRAWL OUT,
THE WORMS PLAY PEANUCKLE ON YOUR SNOUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRADE SCHOOL ; SAGINAW
Keyword(s): DECAY OF BODY AFTER DEATH ; GORE, GOTHIC HORROR ; PINOCHLE, A CARD GAME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Death Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
Glory, Glory
Glory, glory hallelujah
Teacher hit me with a ruler
Stood behind the door with a leaded forty-four.
Teacher doesn't teach here anymore.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRADE SCHOOL ; SAGINAW
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Jump-Rope Rhyme
CINDERELLA DRESSED IN YELLOW,
WENT UPSTAIRS TO KISS A FELLA,
HOW MANY KISSES DID SHE GET?
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE . . . .
(KEEP COUNTING UNTIL THE JUMPER MISSES.)
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; 930 HOYT ; SAGINAW
Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
Rope Jumping Rime
Ice cream, soda water
Ginger ale pop
Tell me the intials of your own sweetheart
( you go through the alphabet)
Where learned: Informant learned this in a Saginaw, Michigan grade school
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |