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HE WALKED HER HOME, FOR IT WAS LATE.
HE WALKED AHEAD TO OPEN THE GATE.
SHE WANTED TO THANK HIM, BUT DIDN'T KNOW HOW.
FOR HE WAS THE FARMER AND SHE WAS THE COW.
(SIGNED) CHIPS, WHOSE REAL NAME WAS CAROL LYNN

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1966

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KATHY HAD A LITTLE CAR
THE COLOR WAS RED,
AND EVERYWHERE THAT KATHY WENT
THE COPS PICKED UP THE DEAD.

Submitter comment: SIGNED BY LORETTA (LORY)

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1966

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IF ALL THE BOYS LIVED OVER THE OCEAN,
IF ALL THE BOYS LIVED OVER THE SEA,
WHAT A HAPPY SUMMER IT WOULD BE.

Submitter comment: SIGNED BY CHRIS MEATHE, WHO WENT TO GRADE SCHOOL WITH KATHY

James Callow comment: OTHER ENTRIES SAY "WHAT A SWIMMER (NAME) WOULD BE"

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00001960S

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DIANE,
YOU LOVE YOURSELF, YOU THINK YOU'RE GRAND.
YOU GO TO THE MOVIES AND HOLD YOUR HAND.
YOU PUT YOUR ARM AROUND YOUR WAIST,
AND WHEN YOU GET FRESH YOU SLAP YOUR FACE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1963

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NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO REST,
I PRAY I PASS TOMORROW'S TEST.
IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE
THAT'S ONE LESS TEST SEQ END + 10
I'LL HAVE TO TAKE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00-00-1964

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(NAME) HAD A LITTLE CAR
PAINTED ALL IN RED,
AND EVERYWHERE THAT (NAME) GO (WENT?)
THE COPS PICK UP THE DEAD.

Submitter comment: WRITTEN IN MY AUTOGRAPH BOOK BY GIRL AT CAMP.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 07-00-1958

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WINTER AND SPRING,
SUMMER AND FALL,
YOU LOOK LIKE A WALKING
BASKET BALL.
(JUST KIDDING)

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

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IF ALL THE BOYS LIVED
ACROSS THE SEA
WHAT A WONDERFULE SWIMMER
CHRIS WOULD BE
(SIGNED) AUDREY WEINBERGER

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 01-25-1944

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THIS IS FOR CHRIS FOR I KNOW SHE IS GOOD.
SHE ALWAYS HANGS HER HAT AND COAT
ON A BIG BLACK HOOK.
(SIGNED) SHELDON KREMEN

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00001944-1945

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LITTLE BEARS SLEEP IN THEIR LITTLE BEAR SKINS,
AND SLEEP VERY SOUNDLY, I SUPPOSE,
BUT THE OTHER NIGHT I SLEPT IN MY LITTLE BARE SKIN,
AND, GOSH, DARN NEAR FROZE!

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00001964 CA

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(NAME) HAD A KITTEN.
SHE SWALLOWED A BALL OF YARN,
AND WHEN SHE HAD KITTENS,
THEY ALL HAD SWEATERS ON.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00001964 CA

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AMONG LIFE'S BURNING EMBERS,
TWO THINGS I HAVE REGRETS,
WHEN I AM RIGHT NO ONE REMEMBERS,
WHEN I AM WRONG, NO ONE FORGETS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00001964 CA

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DON'T BE # (SHARP IN MUSIC)
DON'T BE B (FLAT IN MUSIC)
JUST BE (SYMBOL) NATURAL IN MUSIC)

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 00001964 CA

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PATCH UPON PATCH,
PATCH UPON BROWN,
AND YOU'LL PATCH
THE BIGGEST NUT IN TOWN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 10-05-1971

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2, 4, 6, 8, WHY IN THE HECK
DIDN'T YOU SUFFOCATE?

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults

Date learned: 10-05-1971

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IT TICKLES ME, IT MAKES ME LAUGH,
TO THINK YOU WANT MY AUTOGRAPH.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C761

Date learned: 10-05-1971

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BOYS ARE BOY SCOUTS
UNTIL THEIR (THEY'RE) SIXTEEN,
AFTER THAT THEIR (THEY'RE) GIRL SCOUTS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wisecracks, Gags, Silly Insults

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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DO GOOD DEEDS,
THE LORD WILL BLESS YOU.
STEAL THIS BOOK,
DIGGS WILL DRESS YOU.

Submitter comment: THIS SAYING IS TO BE WRITTEN IN ONE'S BOOK.

James Callow comment: DIGG'S IS, PRESUMEDLY, THE UNDERTAKER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wisecracks, Gags, Silly Insults

Date learned: 00-00-1963

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DON'T STEAL THIS BOOK,
MY LITTLE LAD,
FOR FORTY CENTS, IT COST MY DAD.
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT'S MINE,
LOOK ON PAGE 99.

Submitter comment: ON PAGE 99 THE OWNER'S NAME IS WRITTEN SEVERAL TIMES
IN ONE OF MY BROTHER'S HIGH SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wisecracks, Gags, Silly Insults

Date learned: 00-00-1958

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GOD MADE BUTTER,
GOD MADE CHEESE,
GOD MADE LITTLE GIRLS
FOR BOYS TO SQUEEZE.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wisecracks, Gags, Silly Insults

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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