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BROWNIE SONG:
I'VE GOT SOMETHING IN MY POCKET THAT BELONGS ACROSS
MY FACE,
I KEEP IT VERY CLOSE IN HAND IN A MOST CONVENIENT PLACE.
I'M SURE YOU'LL NEVER GUESS IT IF YOU GUESS
A LONG, LONG WHILE
SO I'LL TAKE IT OUT AND PUT IT ON
IT'S A GREAT BIG BROWNIE SMILE}
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): GIRL SCOUTS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
CHILDREN'S SONG
DID YOU EVER TAKE A WALK ON A HOT SUMMER DAY
DOWN BY THE RIVER JUST TO PASS THE TIME AWAY?
PUT YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKET AND YOUR
POCKETS IN YOUR PANTS, AND WATCH THE LITTLE
FISHEES DO THE HOOTCHIE-HOOTCHIE DANCE.
OH AN OLD CROW FLEW IN A COUNTRY STORE
AND HE PTTTT ON THE COUNTER AND HE PTTTT ON THE
FLOOR, AND HE PTTTT IN THE COFFEE AND HE PTTTT IN
THE TEA. AND IF I HADNA' RUN, HE'D A PTTTT ON ME.
IF FROGS HAD WINGS AND TOADS HAD HAIR
AUTOMOBILES COULD FLY IN THE AIR. IF PUMPKINS
GREW ON WATERMELON VINES, YOU OUGHTA HAVE
SNOW IN THE SUMMERTIME.
PTTTT-DA-DEE-YA-DA-PTTT-DING
Where learned: DEARBORN ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): BIRD DUNG ; LUBBERLAND ; MARVELS ; ONOMATOPOEIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C360 SPEECH -- Onomatopoeia |
CROCODILE SONG
THEY SAILED A WAY A SUNNY SUMMER DAY
ON THE BACK OF A CROCODILE.
" YOU SEE, " SAID SHE, " HE'S AS TAME AS HE CAN BE
I'LL FLOAT HIM DOWN THE NILE. "
THE CROCK WINKED HIS EYE AS SHE WAVED THEM ALL GOOD-BYE
WEARING A HAPPY SMILE.
AT THE END OF THE RIDE, THE LADY WAS INSIDE AND THE
SMILE ON THE CROCODILE.
Submitter comment: SONG WHICH IS SUNG BY MANY SMALL CHILDREN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM, INDIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
OH, MY DARLING CLEMENTINE
IN A CAVERN, IN A CANYON,
EXCAVATING GOT A MINE,
DWELT A MINER, FORTY NINER,
AND HIS DAUGHTER, CLEMENTINE.
CHORUS:
OH MY DARLING, OH MY DARLING,
OH MY DARLING, CLEMENTINE
YOU ARE LOST AND GONE FOREVER
DREADFUL SORRY CLEMENTINE.
LIGHT SHE WAS AND LIKE A FAIRY
AND HER SHOES WERE NUMBER NINE
HERRING BOXES WITHOUT TOPSES
SANDLES FOR MY CLEMENTINE.
SHE DROVE DUCKLINGS TO THE WATER
EVERY MORNING JUST AT NINE,
HIT HER FOOT AGAINST A SPLINTER
FELL INTO THE FOAMING BRINE.
RUBY LIPS ABOVE THE WATER
BLOWING BUBBLES SOFT AND FINE
ALAS FOR ME! I WAS NO SWIMMER
SO I LOST MY CLEMENTINE.
IN A CHURCHYARD NEAR THE CANYON
WHERE THE MYRTLE DOTH ENTWINE
THERE GROW ROSES AND OTHER POSIES
FERTILIZED BY CLEMENTINE.
THEN THE MINER, FORTY-NINER
SOON BEGAN TO PEAK AND PINE
THOUGHT HE OUGHT TO PINE HIS DAUGHTER
NOW HE'S WITH HIS CLEMENTINE.
IN MY DREAMS SHE STILL DOTH HAUNT ME
ROBED IN GARMENTS SOAKED IN BRINE
THOUGH IN LIFE I USED TO HUG HER,
NOW SHE'S DEAD I'LL DRAW THE LINE.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; FRATERNITY SONGBOOK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
TOPNOTCHER
I SAY TO MEINSELF, WAS IST DAS HEIR?
DAS IST MEIN TOPNOTCHER (TOP OF THE HEAD)
JA, MAMA DEAR.
TOPNOTCHER, TOPNOTCHER, JA MAMA DEAR.
THAT'S WHAT I LEARN IN MEIN SCHOOL, JAWOHL.
[THIS REPEATED FOR VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY UNTIL AT THE END WE GET:]
I SAY TO MEINSELF, WAS IST DAS HEIR?
DAS IST MEIN BREADBASKET (STOMACH), JA MAMA DEAR.
BREADBASKET
CHEST-PROTECTOR (CHEST)
RUBBER-NECKER (NECK)
COOKIE-DUSTER (CHIN)
BULL-SHOOTER (MOUTH)
SOUP-STRAINER (MOUSTACHE)
SNOT-BLOWER (NOSE)
EYE-BLINKER (EYES)
SWEAT-BROWSER (FOREHEAD)
TOPNOTCHER (TOP OF THE HEAD)
JA,MAMA DEAR,
THAT'S WHAT I LEARN IN MEIN SCHOOL, JAWOHL!
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A SONG SUNG BY BOY SCOUTS AT CAMPFIRES. IT IS AN
ACCUMULATIVE SONG LIKE "OLD MAC DONALD" AND IT INCLUDES
THE GESTURE OF POINTING TO THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY WHICH ARE
REFERRED TO. IT ALSO INCLUDES A PRETENDED GERMAN ACCENT.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BOY SCOUTS ; REMEMBERED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
OH, I GOT A GAL NAMED CROSS-EYED SUE
HER EYES ARE RED AND HER LIPS ARE BLUE
SHE HAS DIMPLED HAIR AND CURLEY CHEEKS
HER FALSE TEETH RATTLE AND BACKSIDE KLINKS.
HER OLD MAN'S A SIGHT TO SEE
HE'S DRUNK BOTH NIGHT AND DAY
HE FEEDS HIS HORSES COLD FLAP JACKS
AND HE FEEDS HIS KIDS ON HAY.
CROSS-EYED SUE, SHE WEARS A SHOE
THAT BUTTONS UP THE BACK
HER FEET'S TOO BIG FOR STOCKINGS
SO SHE WEARS A GUNNY SACK.
CROSS-EYED SUE AND A KANGAROO
ARE VERY MUCH ALIKE
THE KANGAROO HOPS AROUND ALL DAY
AND SUE SHE HOPS ALL NIGHT.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname and place of residence.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES ; INFORMANT'S HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 12-00-1971
NATIONAL EMBALMING SCHOOL SONG
WE LIVE FOR YOU, WE DIE FOR YOU
NATIONAL EMBALMING SCHOOL.
WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO GIVE YOU REST.
NATIONAL EMBALMING SCHOOL.
AND WHEN YOU DIE, WE'LL DIG A HOLE,
TO PUT YOU IN, TO ROT AND MOLD.
WE LIVE FOR YOU, WE DIE FOR YOU
NATIONAL EMBALMING SCHOOL.
Submitter comment:
SUNG TO "OLD FAITHFUL PINE."
Data entry tech comment:
Note on back of card, possibly from Dr. Callow: "In speaking to Mr. Wilhelm, I found that this song is a humorous rendition of the funeral profession. This is my basis for the classification."
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BUCKET
1. THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BUCKET, DEAR IVAN, DEAR IVAN,
THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BUCKET, DEAR IVAN, A HOLE.
2. THEN PATCH IT DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA,
THEN PATCH IT DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA, PATCH IT.
3. WITH WHAT SHALL I PATCH IT, DEAR IVAN, DEAR IVAN?
WITH WHAT SHALL I PATCH IT, DEAR IVAN, WITH WHAT?
4. WITH A STICK, DEAR LIZA ,ETC.
5. BUT THE STICK IS TOO LONG, DEAR IVAN, ETC.
6. THEN CHOP IT DEAR LIZA, ETC.
7. WITH WHAT SHALL I CHOP IT, DEAR IVAN, ETC.
8. WITH THE AX, DEAR LIZA,ETC.
9. BUT THE AX IS TOO DULL, DEAR IVAN, ETC.
10. THEN SHARPEN IT, DEAR LIZA, ETC.
11. WITH WHAT SHALL I SHARPEN IT, DEAR IVAN, ETC.
12. WITH THE STONE, DEAR LIZA, ETC.
13. BUT THE STONE IS TOO DRY, DEAR IVAN, ETC.
14. THEN WET IT, DEAR LIZA, ETC.
15. WITH WHAT SHALL I WET IT, DEAR IVAN, ETC.
16. WITH WATER, DEAR LIZA, ETC.
17. WITH WHAT SHALL I FETCH IT, DEAR IVAN, ETC.
18. WITH THE BUCKET, DEAR LIZA, ETC.
19. THERE'S A HOLE IN THE BUCKET, DEAR IVAN, ETC.
ETC...........
Submitter comment:
THIS CAMPFIRE SONG IS ONE OF THOSE CYCLIC SONGS THAT END WHERE THEY
BEGAN AND SO GO FOREVER.
Remembered from the days when I was a Boy Scout.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; BOY SCOUTS ; REMEMBERED
Keyword(s): CIRCULAR FORM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
SONG PARODY (RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER)
RANDOLPH THE SHINEY-GUN COWBOY
HAD A PAIR OF SHINEY GUNS
AND IF YOU EVER SAW THEM
YOU WOULD TURN AROUND AND RUN.
ALL OF THE OTHER COWBOYS
USED TO LAUGH AND CALL HIM NAMES.
THEY NEVER LET POOR RANDOLPH
JOIN IN ANY POKER GAMES.
THEN ONE FOGGY COWBOY EVE
THE SHERIFF CAME TO SAY:
"RANDOLPH WITH YOUR GUN SO BRIGHT
WON'T YOU SHOOT MY WIFE TONIGHT."
THEN ALL THE COWBOYS LIKED HIM
AS THEY SHOUTED OUT WITH GLEE
RANDOLPH THE SHINEY GUN COWBOY
YOU'LL HANG ON A TREE.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; WOODBRIDGE ; INFORMANT'S HOME ; 2 MAPLE LEAF LANE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 03-25-1970
MAN SMART, WOMAN SMARTER
1. I SAY LET US PUT MAN AND WOMAN TOGETHER.
TO FIND OUT WHICH ONE IS SMARTER.
SOME SAY MAN BUT I SAY NO
THE WOMAN GOT MEN LIKE WE ALL KNOW.
CHORUS:
NOT ME. IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO SAY
THAT THE MEN ARE LEADING THE WOMEN ASTRAY.
BUT I SAY THAT THE WOMEN OF TODAY
ARE SMARTER THAN THE MEN IN EVERY WAY.
2. I SUPPORT A LITTLE GIRL INDEPENDENTLY
SHE SAID SHE WAS MAKING BABY FOR ME.
WHEN THE BABY BORN I WENT TO SEE.
THE EYES WERE BLUE, IT WAS A PORTUGUESE.
(CHORUS)
3. ADAM AND EVE LIVED IN PARADISE
THEY LAY ALL DAY. EVERYTHING WAS NICE.
TILL EVE MET THE SNAKE. PARADISE LOST.
SHE MADE ADAM WORK FROM THAT DAY ON.
(CHORUS)
4, METUSELEM SPENT ALL HIS LIFE IN JEST.
HE LIVED WITH ONE WOMAN NINE-HUNDRED YEARS
ONE DAY HE DECIDED TO HAVE SOME FUN.
HE NEVER LIVED TO SEE NINE-HUNDRED AND ONE.
(CHORUS)
Submitter comment:
CASSETTE TAPE AVAILABLE.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; THE UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DORMS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 02-07-1972
I WISH I WAS A FISH FROZEN IN THE ICE
AND WHEN THE GIRLS CAME SKATING BY OH
WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE?
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD THIS EXPRESSION WHEN HE WAS A CHILD IN THE
YEAR 1925.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 09-21-1972
FISHY, FISHY IN THE BROOK, PAPA CATCH HIM
WITH A HOOK, MOMMIE FRY HIM IN A PAN, BABY
EAT HIM LIKE A LITTLE MAN.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HIS MOTHER WHEN HE WAS A CHILD.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 09-27-1972
WEAR MY PINK PAJAMAS IN THE SUMMER WHEN IT'S HOT
WEAR MY FLANNEL NIGHTIE IN THE WINTER WHEN IT'S NOT
SOMETIMES IN THE SPRINGTIME
SOMETIMES IN THE FALL
JUMP RIGHT IN BETWEEN THE SHEETS WITH NOTHIN' ON AT ALL!
GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH
GLORY, GLORY, HALLELJIAH
GLORY, GLORY, HALLELUJAH
WITH NOTHING ON AT ALL.
Submitter comment:
SUNG TO THE TUNE OF "GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 11-00-1972
THE CHUGGING SONG
HERE'S TO _________, HE'S TRUE BLUE.
HE'S A DRUNKARD THROUGH AND THROUGH.
HE'S A DRUNKARD SO THEY SAY
THOUGHT HE WENT TO HEAVEN, BUT HE WENT THE OTHER WAY.
SO DRINK CHUG-A-LUG, CHUG-A-LUG, CHUG-A-LUG (REPEAT).
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
DIRTY LIL
DIRTY LIL, DIRTY LIL,
LIVES ON TOP OF A GARBAGE HILL.
NEVER TOOK A BATH, AND NEVER WILL,
PPTUT, DING, DIRTY LIL!
Submitter comment:
TUNE: NOT DEFINITE--LIKE A CHANT
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: CA00001960
A FRIENDLY SONG
FRIENDSHIP, FRIENDSHIP
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED FRIENDSHIP
WHEN OTHER FRIENDSHIPS ARE SOON FORGOT
OURS WILL STILL BE HOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 04-01-1968
LEPROSY,
HAS GOT THE BEST O' ME.
THERE GO MY LIPS,
INTO MY CHIPS.
LEPROSY,
HAS GOT THE BEST O' ME.
THERE GO MY EYE BALLS
DOWN IN MY HIGH BALL.
Submitter comment:
THIS VERSE IS SOMETIMES SUNG.
SONG AND VERSE BELONGING TO CHILDREN.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 03-10-1968
HEH! HEH! HEH! FOR THE NUNS IN THE CELLARS OF OLD GESU.
WHO DRINK UP THE BEER AND THE WINE
RUN RUN RUN I THINK I HEAR A NUN
GRAB ALL THE WHISKEY AND THE WINE.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 04-00-1968
Rhyme with Music
IT'S RAINING; IT'S POURING
THE OLD MAN IS SNORING
HE BUMPED HIS HEAD
AND WENT TO BED
AND HE WOULDN'T GET UP 'TIL MORNING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
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