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MISS SUSIE
MISS SUSIE HAD A BABY,
SHE NAMED HIM TINY TIM,
SHE PUT HIM IN THE BATHTUB,
TO SEE IF HE COULD SWIM.
HE DRANK UP ALL THE WATER,
HE ATE UP ALL THE SOAP,
HE TRIED TO EAT THE BATHTUB,
BUT IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN HIS THROAT.
MISS SUSIE CALLED THE DOCTOR,
THE DOCTOR CALLED THE NURSE,
THE NURSE CALLED THE LADY,
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
IN WALKED THE DOCTOR,
IN WALKED THE NURSE,
IN WALKED HE LADY,
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
MUMPS SAID THE DOCTOR,
MUMPS SAID THE NURSE,
MUMPS SAID THE LADY,
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE. MM[
OUT WALKED THE DOCTOR,
OUT WALKED THE NURSE,
OUT WALKED THE LADY,
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
Submitter comment: ACCOMPANIED BY HAND-CLAPPING SAYS THE COLLECTOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
James Callow Keyword(s): HAVE ALSO HEARD THIS AS A JUMP-ROPE RHYME.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
RIN TIN TIN
RIN TIN TIN
SWALLOWED A PIN,
WENT TO THE DOCTOR,
AND THE DOCTOR WASN'T IN.
HE OPENED THE DOOR,
FELL ON THE FLOOR,
AND THAT WAS THE END OF RIN TIN TIN.
Submitter comment: DONE WHEN CLAPPING HANDS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
TICK TOCK, THE GAME IS LOCKED,
AND NOBODY ELSE CAN PLAY.
IF THEY DO, I'LL TAKE MY SHOE,
AND BEAT THEM BLACK AND BLUE.
Submitter comment: TO KEEP OUT UNWANTED WOULD-BE PLAYERS, E. G., SMALL KIDS.
James Callow comment: WHEN SAID?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
BIRTH
MONDAY'S CHILD IS FAIR OF FACE,
TUESDAY'S CHILD IS FULL OF GRACE.
WEDNESDAY'S CHILD IS FULL OF WOE,
AND THURSDAY'S CHILD HAS FAR TO GO.
FRIDAY'S CHILD IS LOVING & GIVING
AND SATURDAY'S CHILD HAS TO WORK FOR A LIVING.
BUT THE BAIRN THAT IS BORN ON THE SABBATH DAY,
IS BONNY AND LUCKY AND WISE AND GAY
Submitter comment: WAS GIVEN TO ME BY RABBI HALPERN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE, GUM
IN A DISH
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
THEN COUNT DOWN FROM THE NUMBER WISHED, AND "YOU ARE IT)
Submitter comment: THIS IS USED TO DETERMINE WHO WILL BE IT IN A GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-23-1970
IN OUR FAMILY (AND PROBABLY IN MOST OTHERS I PRESUME) A PENNY IS
PLACED IN A NEW WALLET FOR GOOD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
I LEARNED THIS CUSTOM WHEN I WAS YOUNG. I'M SURE THIS CUSTOM STEMS
FROM THE IDEA THAT EMPTINESS IS NOT A VIRTUE IN THE U.S..
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WYANDOTTE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00001960S
MY FATHER WENT TO SEA, YOU SEE,
TO SEE WHAT HE COULD SEE;
BUT ALL THAT HE COULD SEE, YOU SEE,
WAS THE BOTTOM OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
Submitter comment: ACCOMPANIED BY HAND CLAPPING
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
LYRICAL VERSE
THREE LITTLE ANGELS ALL DRESSED IN WHITE,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE TAIL OF A KITE,
THE KITE STRING BROKE AND THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN THEY ALL WENT TO ...
TWO LITTLE ANGELS ... (REPEAT REST OF VERSE #1)
ONE LITTLE ANGEL . . . (REPEAT THE REST OF VERSE #1)
THREE LITTLE DEVILS ALL DRESSED IN RED,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD.
WELL THE THREAD IT BROKE AND THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN THEY ALL WENT TO ...
TWO LITTLE DEVILS (REPEAT REST OF VERSE #2)
ONE LITTLE DEVIL... (REPEAT REST OF VERSE #2)
HELLO OPERATOR GIVE ME NUMBER EIGHT,
IF THE DEVIL GETS CONNECTED, TELL HIM I CAN'T WAIT.
DON'T GET DISCOURAGED, DON'T GET UPSET,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN, THEY ALL WENT TO BED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
Keyword(s): HELL TELEPHONE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
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IF YOU WEAR WHITE SOX AT ANY TIME, YOU ARE A "WEIRDO"
OR "QUEER."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
Keyword(s): HOMOSEXUAL ; SOCKS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
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DIRTY OLD MAN: "TO THE WOODS, TO THE WOODS"
YOUNG LADY: "NO, MY MOTHER WOULDN'T LIKE IT
DIRTY OLD MAN: "YOUR MOTHER LOVED IT"
Data entry tech comment:
updated by TRD on 12-2010
James Callow comment:
KEYPUNCH CARDS ARE MISSING HERE
Where learned: Massachusetts ; Framingham
Keyword(s): Abuse ; Rape ; SEX
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote Filter - Mature Content |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
POLISH PROVERB
NIE MIATA BABA KIOPOTU I KUPITA SOBIE PROSIE
THE OLD WOMAN DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TROUBLES AND SHE
BOUGHT HERSELF A PIG
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A POPULAR SAYING WHEN SOMEONE DOES SOMETHING USELESS
I KNOW THIS FROM HOME
Data entry tech comment: ORIGINAL 5 X 8 CARD CONTAINS POLISH TEXT
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
HOLY WEEK CUSTOMS ( GOOD FRIDAY )
ON GOOD FRIDAY, NO DAIRY PRODUCTS OR PRODUCTS MADE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS,
NO MEAT, AND NO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY BE CONSUMED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; 4906 CHARING CROSS ; BLOOMFIELD HILLS
Keyword(s): FOOD CUSTOM ; SELF-SACRIFICE--FASTING
| Subject headings: | 663 Good Friday |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
MARRIAGE
IN RURAL DISTRICTS OF GERMANY THE BRIDE SENDS THE GROOM AN
ENBOIDERED SHIRT WHILE HE SENDS HER A PRESENT OF SLIPPERS,
HANDKERCHIEFS, & SCARVES.
Submitter comment: GIVEN TO ME BY RABBI HALPERN, HE COULD NOT REMEMBER THE SOURCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
DRINK LEGEND
ACCORDING TO IRISH LEGEND, THE SECRET OF "HEATHER WINE," A MIXTURE
OF WHISKEY, HEATHER HONEY AND CERTAIN HERBS, WAS HELD BY ONE CLAN
IN IRELAND. ANOTHER CLAN, WISHING TO LEARN THE SECRET, ATTACKED
THE FIRST CLAN. HOWEVER, ALL THOSE WHO KNEW THE SECRET PERISHED
IN THE WAR THE THE SECRET WAS LOST.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HIS DAD IN 1970.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 15931 WOODINGHAM
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Occupation War |
Date learned: 10-15-1970
DRINK LEGEND
ACCORDING TO IRISH LEGEND, THE SECRET OF "HEATHER WINE," A MIXTURE
OF WHISKEY, HEATHER HONEY AND CERTAIN HERBS, WAS HELD BY ONE CLAN
IN IRELAND. ANOTHER CLAN, WISHING TO LEARN THE SECRET, ATTACKED
THE FIRST CLAN. HOWEVER, ALL THOSE WHO KNEW THE SECRET PERISHED
IN THE WAR THE THE SECRET WAS LOST.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HIS DAD IN 1970.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; 15931 WOODINGHAM
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Product or activity of man or animal ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Occupation War |
CHARIVARI
IN UPPER MICHIGAN IT WAS CUSTOMARY FOR BOYS UNDER
SIXTEEN TO FOLLOW A WEDDING PARTY HOME AND THERE
MAKE NOISE WITH THEIR VOICES, BELLS OR IRON
BANDS. THE BOYS CONTINUED THEIR NOISEMAKING
TIL THEY WERE PAID BY THE NEWLYWEDS.
Submitter comment:
THIS CUSTOM WAS LIKEWISE CUSTOMARY IN INDIANA.
GROWN MEN, HOWEVER, WERE THE NOISEMAKERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; INDIANA ; UPPER MICHIGAN
Keyword(s): SHIVAREE CHIVAREE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage F545.1341 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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DIRTY OLD MAN: "TO THE WOODS, TO THE WOODS"
YOUNG LADY: "NO, I'LL SCREAM"
DIRTY OLD MAN: "HOW LOUD CAN YOU SCREAM?"
YOUNG LADY: "HELP:" (VERY FAINTLY)
DIRTY OLD MAN: "TO THE WOODS, TO THE WOODS"
Data entry tech comment:
updated on 12-2010 by TRD
Where learned: Massachusetts ; Framingham
Keyword(s): Abuse ; Rape ; SEX
James Callow Keyword(s): DIALOGUE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Jest Anecdote Filter - Mature Content |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
PROVERB
THE OLDER THE FIDDLE THE SWEETER THE TUNE
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
MARRIAGE
PARSIS OF INDIA WILL NOT PERFORM A MARRIAGE IN THE DARK OF THE
MOON
Submitter comment: THIS INFORMATION WAS GIVEN TO ME BY RABBI HALPERN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BLOOMFIELD
James Callow Keyword(s): PARSEE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Church CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: 00-00-1974
ITALIAN GESTURE
WHEN ITALIANS MEET AND GREET EACH OTHER, THEY KISS EACH
OTHER ON BOTH CHEEKS.
Where learned: GRAND RAPIDS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): COMMON EUROPEAN GESTURE.
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Body parts involved S602.1 SPEECH -- Greetings Salutations |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN