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OUT IN THE SEA
CARVED ON A ROCK
ARE THREE LITTLE WORDS
FORGET ME NOT

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Forget me not

Date learned: 05-00-1965

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UNTIL TWO NICKELS DON'T MAKE A DIME
CONSIDER YOURSELF A FRIEND OF MINE

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Friendship

Date learned: 05-00-1965

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YOURS TILL IVORY SOAP SINKS.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love

Date learned: 05-00-1965

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REMEMBER LINCOLN, REMEMBER LEE,
BUT WHO GIVES A DAMN, REMEMBER ME.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Remember me

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REMEMBER A
REMEMBER B
AND C THAT YOU REMEMBER ME.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Remember me

Date learned: 05001965-06001965

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REMEMBER THE A
REMEMBER THE B
REMEMBER THE TIME
WE BOTH GOT A D.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Remember me

Date learned: 05001965-06001965

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REMEMBER GRANT, REMEMBER LEE,
THE HELL WITH THEM, REMEMBER ME.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Remember me

Date learned: 05001965-06001965

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ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLACK,
YOU'D LOOK BETTER WITH A KNIFE IN YOUR BACK!

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Roses are red and other such associations

Date learned: 05001965-06001965

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ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
LINCOLN WAS SHOT, WHY WEREN'T YOU?

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Roses are red and other such associations

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ROSES ARE REDDISH, VIOLETS ARE BLUISH,
IF IT WASN'T FOR ME, WE'D ALL BE JEWISH!

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Roses are red and other such associations

Date learned: 05001965-1965

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NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO REST,
I PRAY I PASS TOMORROW'S TEST.
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
THAT'S ONE LAST TEST I HAVE TO TAKE.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

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

Date learned: 05-00-1965

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IF THE DEVIL IS THE DEVIL
WHY THE DEVIL DON'T THE DEVIL
GET THE DEVIL OUT OF YOU?

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

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

Date learned: 05-00-1965

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BLESSED ART THEY WHO SIT ON A TACK,
FOR THEY SHALL RISE.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY

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

Date learned: 05-00-1965

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PROVERB

BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Keyword(s): BIRD

James Callow Keyword(s): CLANISHNESS ; OBSERVATION

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb C880.20
BELIEF -- Bird
BELIEF -- Number Odd number (not specific)
PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor

Date learned: 04-18-1971

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EASTER CUSTOM

AT THE BEGINNING OF BREAKFAST THE FATHER SHARES FOOD WITH THE REST OF
THE FAMILY. HE SLICES UP BLESSED BREAD, EGGS AND KIELBASA AND GIVES
A SMALL PIECE TO EVERYONE. THIS FOOD MUST BE EATEN BEFORE ADDITIONAL
FOOD IS TAKEN.

Where learned: 135 FERNWOOD DR ; ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Keyword(s): FAMILY UNITY ; FOOD CUSTOM

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday
Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals

Date learned: 11-29-1970

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ON THE FEAST OF THE THREE KINGS, THE PARISH PRIEST WOULD
COME AROUND TO THE HOUSE, BLESS IT AND PUT THE LETTERS
KMB AND THE YEAR ON THE DOOR WITH CHALK.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Keyword(s): BALTHAZAR ; KASPAR ; MELCHIOR

Subject headings: CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 6 Twelfth Day Epiphany

Date learned: 11-29-1970

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ON HOLY SATURDAY AN EASTER BASKET, USUALLY FILLED
WITH BREAD, EGGS, LAMB BUTTER, HORSERADISH, KIELBASA,
AND SALT AND PEPPER IS TAKEN TO THE PARISH CHURCH
TO BE BLESSED.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: 663 Holy Saturday
Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals

Date learned: 11-15-1970

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EVERY HOLY SATURDAY AN EASTER BASKET IS TAKEN TO THE
CHURCH TO BE BLESSED. THE BASKET IS FILLED WITH
EGGS, KIELBASA, HOMEMADE HORSERADISH, LAMB BUTTER,
HOMEMADE RAISIN BREAD, SALT AND PAPPER AND A ROUND LOAF
OF RYE BREAD.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: 663 Holy Saturday
CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter Sunday
Food Drink -- Typical menus for the various meals For meal hours, see F574.84. Special or festive meals

Date learned: 11-29-1970

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RED ROVER

THE GAME STARTS OUT BY THE PICKING OF TEAMS. EACH
TEAM LINES UP FACING EACH OTHER AND HOLDS HANDS.
ONE TEAM CALLS "RED ROVER, RED ROVER, LET (SOMEBODY'S
NAME) COME OVER." THAT PERSON RUNS AND TRIES TO BREAK
THROUGH A PAIR OF INTERLOCKING HANDS. IF HE BREAKS
THROUGH, THEN HE CAN TAKE A MAN BACK TO HIS TEAM. IF
HE DOESN'T BREAK THROUGH, HE REMAINS ON THE OTHER
TEAM. THE GAME ENDS WHEN ONE TEAM LOSES ALL OF THEIR
PLAYERS.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity Song: Game, Pastime, Sport

Date learned: 11-29-1970

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FREEZE TAG

A PLAYER IS CHOSEN AS IT. IT TRIES TO TAG THE OTHER
PLAYERS. WHEN IT TAGS A PLAYER, THE PLAYER MUST
FREEZE IN HIS TRACKS. THE PLAYER MAY BE FREED FROM
THE POSITION BY THE TAG OF ANOTHER PLAYER WHO IS FREE.
ONCE ALL THE PLAYERS ARE IN A FROZEN POSITION THE GAME
ENDS.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity Song: Game, Pastime, Sport

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