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MARY HAD A LITTLE CAR
THE CAR WAS PAINTED RED,
AND EVERYWHERE THAT MARY WENT
THE COPS PICKED UP THE DEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-15-1967
PRETTY KITTY WENT TO THE CITY,
IN HER NIGHTGOWN.
SHE MADE THE BOYS WHISTLE,
TILL THEY TOOK OFF LIKE A MISSILE,
AND WHEN THEY CAME BACK, SHE WAS GONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 09-26-1969
I WENT TO YOUR FUNERAL,
AND HEARD THE PREACHER SAY,
"HERE LIES THE BODY
OF A NUT WHO HAS PASSED AWAY."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-12-1969
DON'T SLAP THERESE IN THE FACE;
NATURE HAS PROVIDED A BETTER PLACE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1935
ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST,
IF IT WASN'T FOR (BOY'S NAME), DEBBIE'S LIPS WOULD RUST.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
BOYS LIKE BACON,
BOYS LIKE EGGS,
BOYS LIKE GIRLS,
WITH PRETTY LEGS.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
I SAW YOU IN THE OCEAN,
I SAW YOU IN THE SEA,
I SAW YOU IN THE BATHTUB,
WHOOPS--PARDON ME!!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD TOWNSHIP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
IF I WAS A BUNNY ALL COVERED WITH FLUFF,
I'D JUMP ON YOUR DRESS AND BE YOUR POWDER PUFF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; CAMP METAMORA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
IF IN HEAVEN WE DON'T MEET,
HAND IN HAND, WE'LL SHARE THE HEAT.
IF IT GETS INTENSELY HOT,
PEPSI COLA HITS THE SPOT. HA-HA
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 06-06-1963
WHEN YOU GET OLDER AND OUT OF SHAPE,
REMEMBER GIRDLES ARE $2.98.
Submitter comment: FROM MY SISTER
Where learned: BIRMINGHAM ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
IF YOU EAT CANDY AND DO NOT BRUSH,
YOUR PRETTY WHITE TEETH WILL TURN TO MUSH.
Submitter comment:
MARY ANN'S BROTHER IS A DENTIST AND THIS IS WHAT
HE WROTE IN HIS NIECE'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
BIRDS FLY NORTH AND BIRDS FLY SOUTH,
YOU'D SOUND BETTER WITH A SMALLER MOUTH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
OH THE MOON SHINES ON THE EAST,
AND THE MOON SHINES ON THE WEST,
BUT THE MAN NEXT DOOR MAKES
THE MOON SHINE THE BEST!
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SHEPHERD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 11-19-1936
STICK OUT YOUR CAN
HERE COMES THE GARBAGE MAN!
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 02-00-1970
WHEN YOU TAKE A BATH AND GET IN THE TUB,
THINK OF ME BEFORE YOU RUB.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
WHEN WE ARE GONE, IF WE SHOULD MEET,
HAND IN HAND WE'LL FACE THE HEAT!!
REMEMBER: IF IT SHOULD GET TOO HOT!
PEPSI COLA HITS THE SPOT!!!
Where learned: TEXAS ; SAN ANTONIO
James Callow Keyword(s): SODA POP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
REMEMBER THE BEER,
REMEMBER THE ALE,
REMEMBER THE TIME WE SPENT IN JAIL.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-27-1968
IN YOUR BREADBOX OF MEMORIES,
DON'T REGARD ME AS A CRUMB.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-27-1968
IF EVER IN COLLEGE I CROSS YOUR PATH,
I'LL LOOK YOU UP TO DO MY MATH!
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-27-1968
WHEN YOU GET OLD AND OUT OF SHAPE,
REMEMBER GIRDLES ARE $2.98.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 03-12-1970