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BEAVER

WHEN A PERSON SAW A STATIONWAGON WITH WOOD PANELS,
HE WOULD YELL "BEAVER," AND HIT THE PERSON NEXT TO
HIM IN THE ARM.

Submitter comment: THIS WAS A CUSTOM POPULAR AMONG ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
CHILDREN IN WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN IN THE LATE 1950S.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE ILE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity
SPEECH -- Formula

Date learned: 10-02-1970

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