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GIVE ME FIVE

GIVE ME FIVE,
YOU HOLD YOUR HAND OUT.
ON THE BLACK HAND SIDE,
YOU TURN HAND OVER.
IN THE HOLE,
YOU MAKE A CIRCLE WITH YOUR THUMB AND RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
YOU GOT SOUL.

Submitter comment: THIS IS A GESTURE AMONG THE YOUNG BLACK CHILDREN OF THIS DAY AND
TIME.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech
SPEECH -- Gesture

Date learned: 11-04-1977

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