Language: Tongue Twister

Sarah, Sarah, sitting in a shoe shine shop.

Sarah, Sarah, sitting in a shoe shine shop.

All day long she sits and shines

All day long she shines and sits.

Sarah, Sarah, sitting in a shoe shine shop.

Submitter comment:

I actually heard informant recite this. It circulated among Phi Kappa Theta fraternity brothers at University of Detroit in 1958-63.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Almost same thing already typed as prose.

Original BN [S570] crossed out. Replaced wtih current classification.

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; Larabell, Thomas ; 16723 Vaughan

Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; Language ; REPETITION ; RHYME ; TONGUE TWISTER