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BASE STICKING
PLAYERS WHO HUNG AROUND THE BASE TOO MUCH IN ORDER
NOT TO BE CAUGHT WERE TOLD, "ONE TWO THREE,
GET OFF MY FATHER'S APPLE TREE." IF HE WAS STILL
ON THE BASE AT THE END OF THIS TIRADE, HE WAS
AUTOMATICALLY CAUGHT.
Submitter comment:
QUITE A COMMON SAYING IN WASHINGTON, D. C. DURING
THE YEARS OF THE MIDDLE 1950S.
Where learned: WASHINGTON DC
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |
Date learned: 11-24-1967 ; 00001950S