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RETORT
WHEN SOMEONE IS TALKING FOOLISHLY, ONE SAYS :
"BOY, FIND YOUR HEAD AND PUT IT ON YOUR BODY."
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; TOLD IN A DORM ROOM
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 01-26-1972
CARDS
DEAL 'EM LIKE YOU GOT 'EM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD 105
Keyword(s): CARDS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-06-1971
DIALECT PHRASE
SUCH A DEAL
SUCH A DEAL
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD 201
James Callow Keyword(s): EXCLAMATION
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-27-1971
WENT OVER LIKE A LEAD BALLOON.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD 201
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
DEATH
YOU CAN TELL IF SOMEONE IS DEAD BY PUTTING A MIRROR UNDER THEIR NOSE,
AND LOOK FOR MOISTURE DUE TO BREATHING TO SETTLE ON THE MIRROR.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD 201
Keyword(s): BREATH ; DEATH ; LIFE ; MEDICAL ; Mirror ; SIGN ; Signal ; TRICK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 11-27-1971
NOT ENTERED
ON MOTHER,S SIDE, ALL VIRGINS WHOSE NAME BEGAN WITH A "C" MARRIED
A MAN WHOSE NAME ALSO BEGAN WITH A "C".
Submitter comment: FOR FIVE GENERATIONS.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD 201
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage SPEECH -- Proper Name |
Date learned: 11-03-1971
WHEN MARY HAS A LITTLE LAMB,
THE DOCTOR WAS SURPRISED.
WHEN OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE DOCTOR'S EYES.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD 201
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 11-27-1971
NURSERY RHYME
ROSES ARE RED,
VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
MAPLE SYRUP IS SWEET,
SO ARE YOU.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD 201
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 11-03-1971
The Little Skunk's Hole
I put my head in a little skunk's hole
And the little skunk said "Well bless my soul!"
Take it out, take it out, take it out,
Remove it."
I didn't take it out and the little skunk said,
"If you don't take it out, you'll wish you were dead.
Take it out, take it out,- "S-s-s-s-s-"
I removed it.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
BASEBALL BELIEF
NEVER TAKE THE GLOVES OF THE PLAYERS INTO THE DUGOUT. IT IS
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.1 |
Date learned: 03-04-1971
BIRTH BELIEF
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN BECOMES FAT ALL OVER, SHE WILL HAVE A
GIRL. IF SHE BECOMES FAT SLIGHTLY, SHE WILL HAVE A BOY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER GRANDMOTHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SEX DETERMINATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-01-1971
PREGNANCY BELIEF
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN LIFTS HER ARMS ABOVE HER HEAD SHE WILL LOSE
HER BABY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM ONE OF HER FRIENDS.
Data entry tech comment:
THERE ARE SEVERAL LIKE THIS IN THE ARCHIVE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | 840 BELIEF -- Body part Senses Upper body, arms, neck BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 03-01-1971
Sippin' Cider Thru a Straw
I saw a boy, the cutest boy you ever did see
Sipping cider thru a straw. . .
He asked me if
I'd like to sip
Some cider thru a straw. . .
The straw did slip
And I kissed his lip
Sipping cider thru a straw.
Now I love a mother in law
And fifteen kids all call me Maw
From sipping cider thru a straw.
The moral of this story is--
To sip some cider thru a pail.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic |
Don't Skip a Row
Don't skip a row in planting or someone in your family will die.
Submitter comment:
Informant's informant was an African-American woman living in Detroit, but originally from New Orleans.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- P535 BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
CURSE OF DONERAILE
ALAS HOW DISMAL IS MY TALE;
I LOST MY WATCH IN DONERAILE.
MY DUBLIN WATCH, MY CHAIN AND SEAL
PILFERED AT ONCE IN DONERAILE.
MAY FIRE AND BRIMSTONE NEVER FAIL
TO FALL IN SHOWERS IN DONERAILE.
THE FATE OF POMPEY AT PHORSALE
BE THAT CURSE OF DONERAILE.
MAY EGYPT'S PLAGUE AT ONCE PREVAIL
TO THIN THE KNAVES OF DONERAILE.
MAY EVERY POST, GAZETTE, AND MAIL
SAD TIDINGS BRING OF DONERAILE.
MAY FROST AND SNOW AND SLEET AND HAIL
BENUMB EACH JOINT IN DONERAILE.
MAY WOLVES AND BLOODHOUNDS TRACE AND TRAIL
THE CURSED CREW OF DONERAILE.
MAY EVERY MISCHIEF FRESH AND STALE
ABIDE HENCEFORTH IN DONERAILE
MAY NEITHER FLOUR NOR OATENMEAL
BE FOUND OR KNOWN IN DONERAILE.
MAY CURSES WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
POUR WITH FULL FORCE ON DONERAILE.
MAY EVERY TRANSPORT WONT TO SAIL
A CONVICT BRING FROM DONERAILE.
MAY COLD AND HUNGER STILL CONGEAL
THE STAGNANT BLOOD OF DONERAILE.
MAY CHARON'S BOAT TRIUMPHANT SAIL
COMPLETELY MANNED FROM DONERAILE.
AND MAY GRIM PLUTO'S INNER JAIL
FOREVER GROAN WITH DONERAIL.
Submitter comment:
IT IS A GREAT CURSING BALLAD; WRITTEN IN THE YEAR 1808, IT IS AS
POPULAR TODAY AS IT WAS THEN. IN DONERAILE AT THE TIME, LIVED
A GALWAY SCHOOLMASTER, PAT O'KELLY, WHO FANCIED HIMSELF A BIT OF
A POET. ONE DAY HE LOST HIS WATCH IN THE LOVELY NORTH CORK
VILLAGE AND WAS NEVER RETURNED. HE IMMEDIATELY SAT DOWN AND WROTE
THIS BALLAD. FAR TOO LONG TO GIVE IN FULL, HERE ARE A FEW COUPLETS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; UNION
Keyword(s): CURSE ; IRELAND ; OVERREACTION
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Hate BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 11-26-1972
The Men of Sigma Pi--A Toast
Oh lift the brimming glasses
And raise the song on high
To pledge the rousing chorus
The men of Sigma Pi
Our band will soon be parted
As time rolls swiftly by
So pledge the toast true hearted
Ye men of Sigma Pi
Ring out the hearty wassail
Then drain your goblets dry
While the echoes are resounding
In praise of Sigma Pi.
CHORUS:
For search the wide world over
Or wander far and nigh
Truer men you'll not discover
Than the men of Sigma Pi.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; UNION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Fraternity Song
Chorus:
A cheer for Sig Pi, were on the path to glory
And all the other frats had better take a bye
A cheer for Sig Pi, we never get caught nappin',
We always know what's happening when we're getting high.
The Theta Tav's thought they could take us alone,
We left them laying in a pile of dust.
And laughed about it all the way home
Ba da da
Chorus
The parties we throw are known all over the state.
The dates we get are groovy and great.
The best thing about them is that they stay out late.
Ba da da
Chorus
The sororities, thought we could never win
The hearts of girls who had never sinned.
But look at all the ones who wear our pins.
Ba da da
Chorus
(sung to the tune of "Bonnie and Clyde")
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; DORM ROOM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
The Adam Song
Adam was the first man,
To wear a Sig Pi pin,
Noah was the second,
We had to let him in,
Moses was the third one,
We had a lot of fun,
When Julius Caesar came around
We pledged the son of a gun.
The S stands for Sigma,
The P stands for P-I, pi.
The S stands for Sigma,
The P stands for P-I, pi.
And if you look around you,
Or gaze into the sky,
You will see that naught is written
But the name of Sigma Pi
He rambled down to U of D
He thought he'd join a frat
He thought he'd take a look around
To see where he was at;
Because he was a fellow
We knew he'd be all right
The colors that he wore next day
Were lavender and white.
He rambled down to Hades
To see the poor souls
He saw a bunch of Theta Xi's
A roasting on the coals
For the TKE's and Theta Tau's
The sizzle had begun
While SIGMA PI's in velvet chairs
Were watching all the fun.
CHORUS:
Then in came old beelzebub
Of hell he was the king;
And all the little imps came in
And they began to sing;
They saw the gang give him the grip
And then they heard the cry
That he's a charter member
And a damn good Sigma Pi.
He rambled up to heaven
To see who all was there
He found a bunch a-hanging 'round
The foot of the Golden Stairs.
Some were smoking cigarettes,
They all were feeling high,
They all were damn good friends of his,
They all were Sigma Pi's.
CHORUS:
Now don't be disconcerted
If you miss the narrow path.
Or if you flunk your morals
like you used to flunk your math.
And don't be disconcerted
If you hear the funeral bell
For we've a strong alumni
In the very depths of hell.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; UNION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Come Gather Around the Fireside
Come gather round the fireside bright
In bonds of brotherhood tonight
And raise your voices lustily
To sing of our fraternity.
Chorus:
Long may she live, and may there be
True fellowship eternally
Once more we pledge our loyalty
To Sigma Pi fraternity.
The circle changes with the years,
The brothers come and disappear,
But still the fire is burning bright
Upon the chapter hearth tonight.
Chorus
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; DORM ROOM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
One, Two, Tie My Shoe
One, two, tie my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
Nine, ten, shout The End!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |