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WHEN YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHO IS GOING TO BE "IT" IN A
GAME OF TAG, YOU HAVE ALL THE CHILDREN STAND IN A CIRCLE.
THEY ALL HOLD OUT THEIR HANDS, MAKING FISTS WITH THEM.
ONE PERSON GOES AROUND AND HITS THEIR HANDS, ONE HAND
FOR EVERY WORD, WHILE HE SAYS IBBETY-BIBBITY-SIBBETY-SAB,
IBBETY-BIBBETY KNABBLE. THE LAST PERSON WHOSE HAND IS
HIT MUST PUT THAT ONE BEHIND HIS BACK. THE PERSON AT
THE END WHO HAS A HAND LEFT OUT IS DECLARED "IT."
Submitter comment:
WE USED TO PLAY THIS WHEN I WAS A CHILD. I LEARNED IT
FROM MY OLDER SISTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |
Date learned: 12-06-1965
TEDDY BEAR HAS HIS LAIR,
UNDER (SOMEBODY'S NAME) ROCKING CHAIR.
PLEASE TAKE CARE, DON'T GO THERE,
OR YOU'LL HAVE AN AWFUL SCARE.
Submitter comment:
RECITED WHILE ROCKING A CHILD TO SLEEP. ONE MUST KEEP
IN TIME WITH THE BACK AND FORTH MOTION OF THE CHAIR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.366 |
Date learned: 09-28-1965
OOEY, GOOEY WAS A WORM,
A NAUGHTY WORM WAS HE,
HE CLIMBED UPON THE RAILROAD TRACK,
A TRAIN HE DID NOT SEE.
OOEY, GOOEY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM A FRIEND ON HIS HOCKEY TEAM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
A RAINBOW AT NIGHT IS A SAILOR'S DELIGHT.
A RAINBOW IN MORNING IS A SAILOR'S WARNING.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS IN THE THUMB DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
KINDERGARTEN BABY,
WASH YOUR FACE ON GRAVY. (IN?)
Submitter comment:
THIS IS SAID TO SOMEONE WHEN YOU ARE SCORNING THEM BECAUSE
THEY ARE SULKING OR ACTING LIKE A BABY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 12-06-1965
LYRICAL VERSE
MOSES SUPPOSES HIS TOES-ES ARE ROSES,
BUT MOSES SUPPOSES ERRONEOUSLY,
FOR MOSES HE KNOWS-ES HIS TOES-ES AREN'T ROSES,
AS MOSES SUPPOSES HIS TOES-ES TO BE.
Submitter comment:
I HEARD THIS IN FERNDALE, MICHIGAN, FROM A YOUNG FRIEND
OF FRENCH AND POLISH LINEAGE, FORMERLY A CANADIAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): BIBLICAL NAME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
A GOWN WITH A PARIS LABEL,
IS A THING TO SHOUT ABOUT,
IN FACT, IF I WERE ABLE,
I'D WEAR IT INSIDE OUT.
Submitter comment: JEFF HEARD THIS FROM HIS MOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): CLOTHES FASHION ; HUMOR OVERSTATEMENT OBSERVATION WISH ; IAMBIC METER ; RHYME: FEMININE, IMPERFECT, ABAB ; SURPRISE ENDING QUATRAIN CONTRADICTION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
Proverb
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
Submitter comment:
I heard this in my home as a child in Ferndale, MI
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; DRINK ; HORSE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WATER
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Still water runs deep.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Kinde, MI
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V800] crossed out. Replaced with current classification
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Mousseau, Celia
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Deep ; Depth ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Superficial ; Surface ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Detroit, MI
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Mousseau, Celia
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; Moss ; PROVERB ; STONE ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
You can't judge a book by its cover.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, OH
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BOOK ; Cover ; Judge ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Superficial ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
The early bird gets the worm.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, OH
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BIRD ; Early ; Forethought ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; TIME ; VERSE ; Worm
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
Birds of a feather flock together
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, Ohio as well as in MI.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; BIRDS ; Feather ; FRIENDS ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; Relationship ; Similar ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, OH
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; CURE ; Maxim ; Ounce ; Pound ; PREVENTION ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WEIGHT
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
It's an ill wind that blows no good.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Detroit, MI.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Mousseau, Celia
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Ill ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Wind
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
You can't have your cake and eat it too.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, OH and in various parts of MI.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Cake ; Eat ; GREED ; Hypocrite ; Maxim ; PARADOX ; PROVERB ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Proverb
All's well that ends well.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, OH.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; Well
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, Ohio.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original Bn [V880] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Absence ; Absent ; Aphorism ; Apothegm ; DISTANCE ; Fond ; HEART ; LOVE ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; ROMANCE ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
Love many, trust few. Always paddle your own canoe.
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this in Norwalk, Ohio
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; Boat ; CANOE ; LOVE ; Maxim ; Paddle ; PROVERB ; Relationship ; RHYME ; Trust ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Retort
...Says the pretty little bird on Nellie's hat.
(Variant of "Who are you kidding?")
Submitter comment:
Informant heard this often from Nellie Gaffney, a friend of informant's Irish grandmother, Rose Brady.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE ; Westrick, Evelyn
Keyword(s): BIRD ; COMEBACK ; DISBELIEF ; Hat ; INSULT ; RETORT ; SARCASM ; Wisecrack
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |