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BEANS, BEANS, THE MUSICAL FRUIT;
THE MORE YOU EAT, THE MORE YOU TOOT,
THE MORE YOU TOOT, THE BETTER YOU FEEL,
SO LET'S HAVE BEANS FOR EVERY MEAL.
Submitter comment:
FROM GRANDFATHER.
RECITED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): METER: ANAPESTIC ; MONOLOGUE OVERSTATEMENT FOOD ; RHYME: MASCULINE, IMPERFECT, AABB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WAGER
PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS.
Where learned: BIRMINGHAM ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
PROVERB
ONE BIRD IN HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): NUMBERS
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT YOU HAVE ; VEGETATION
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. 686 Seconds / Twice / Two PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-15-1967
PROVERB
AN OLD DOG WILL LEARN NO NEW TRICKS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
James Callow Keyword(s): AGE ; ANIMAL ; OBSERVATION ; SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 11-10-1967
GOOD FRIDAY
IN OUR HOUSE ON GOOD FRIDAY, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TALK OR
PLAY OR GO OUTSIDE, EXCEPT TO CHURCH. WE SPEND OUR TIME READING
QUIETLY, RESTING, OR AT CHURCH SERVICES FROM 12--3 P.M.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; 21505 NORMANDALE, ASSUMED ; BIRMINGHAM ; 48010
| Subject headings: | 663 Good Friday |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
THE AMISH PEOPLE
THE AMISH PAINT THEIR FENCES AND DOORS BLUE WHEN THEY
HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO HAS ATTAINED THE AGE FOR MARRIAGE.
THE MEN DO NOT SHAVE AFTER THEY ARE MARRIED; THEY
GROW BEARDS.
Submitter comment:
THIS INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM MY MOTHER, WHO WORKS WITH
THE INFORMANT. WHERE THE INFORMANT OBTAINED THE
INFORMATION IS NOT CERTAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; FORD MOTOR CO
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Maturity CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: 04-02-1965
NOT GIVEN
A WET APRON MEANS A DRUNKEN HUSBAND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mythology |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
NOT GIVEN
IF YOU DIG A HOLE IN THE GROUND AS TALL AS YOUR FATHER AND AS WIDE
AS YOUR MOTHER, A CREATURE WILL COME OUT FROM IT AND LIVE WITH YOU
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mythology |
Date learned: 10-24-1967
KNOCK KNOCK JOKE
KNOCK KNOCK
WHO'S THERE?
CANOE
CANOE WHO?
CANOE (CAN YOU ) COME OUT AND PLAY?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 08-00-1967
WARM HANDS
ITALIANS ARE GREAT WALKERS. IN COOL WEATHER, THEY ROAST CHESTNUTS
AND THEN PUT THEM IN THEIR POCKET TO KEEP THEIR HANDS WARM WHILE
WALKING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
KEY TO THE CITY
A VISITING DIGNITARY ALWAYS GETS THE KEY TO THE CITY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED
AND YOUR HUSBAND GETS CROSS
PICK UP A ROLLING PIN
AND SHOW HIM WHO'S BOSS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wisecracks, Gags, Silly Insults |
IF THIS SMALL BOOK SHOULD CARE TO ROAM,
BOX ITS EARS AND SEND IT HOME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Wisecracks, Gags, Silly Insults |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
2 Y'S UR
2 Y'S UB
I C UR 2 Y'S 4 ME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Translations, plays on words, symbol writing |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED AND HAVE TWINS,
DON'T COME TO ME FOR SAFETY PINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Matrimony |
Date learned: 04-18-1960
I'LL WRITE ON WHITE TO BE POLITE
AND SAVE THE YELLOW FOR YOUR FELLOW
(SIGNED) JO ANN MC FALL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Good wishes (sincere) |
Date learned: 00-00-1959
WAGER
I'LL BET MY BOTTOM DOLLAR.
Where learned: BIRMINGHAM ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 11-00-1968
IF ALL THE BOYS LIVED ACROSS THE SEA,
OH WHAT A SWIMMER (GIRL'S NAME) WOULD BE!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
I THOUGHT AND THOUGHT
AND THOUGHT IN VAIN--
AND THEN I THOUGHT
I'D SIGN MY NAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; GRADE SCHOOL ; HOLY NAME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Announcing a signature |
Date learned: 06-00-1961
APPLES, PEACHES, PUMPKIN PIE,
WHO'S NOT "IT" HOLLER "I"
THEN EVERYONE YELLS "I," AND THE LAST ONE TO YELL IS "IT."
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS USED WHEN PLAYING TAG AND YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BE
THE CHASER. I LEARNED THIS WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN