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VERSE
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
IF IT WASN'T FOR CHRISTMAS,
WE'D ALL BE JEWS.
James Callow comment:
COLLECTOR ENTITLES THIS ITEM "VERSE" BUT GIVES IT C360, THE BOGGS NUMBER FOR SONG. I'VE ADDED THE
NUMBER FOR VERSE.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): IMPERFECT RHYME: BLUE-JEWS
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 10-06-1972
LITTLE SALLY WALKER
LITTLE SALLY WALKER,
WALKING DOWN THE STREET.
DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S WALKING,
BUT SHE SURE HAS GOT THAT BEAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
LITTLE SALLY WALKER
LITTLE SALLY WALKER,
SITTING IN A SAUCER,
CRY BABY, CRY BABY, WIPE YOUR TEARY EYES.
POINT TO THE EAST,
POINT TO THE WEST,
POINT TO THE ONE THAT YOU LIKE BEST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1974
SONG
DID YOU EVER GO FISHING ON A BRIGHT SUNDAY?
SIT ON THE DOCK AND FISH ALL DAY,
WITH YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKETS
AND YOUR POCKETS IN YOUR PANTS,
WATCH THOSE FISHES DO THE HULA HULA DANCE.
Submitter comment: ( SUNG TO THE TUNE OF ANY SQUARE DANCE )
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE ; GENE ; TOLD AT HER HOME TO HER SON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
CHILDREN SONG
HI HO, HI HO,IT'S OFF TO SCHOOL WE GO,
WE LEARN SOME JUNK AND THEN WE FLUNK.
HI HO, HI HO, HI HO.
Submitter comment: AS THE INFORMANT REMEMBERED IT.
Data entry tech comment:
A PARODY OF " HI HO HI HO, IT'S OFF TO WORK WE GO,"
A SONG IN A MOVIE.
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
" THE ANIMAL FAIR "
I WENT TO THE ANIMAL FAIR,
THE BIRDS AND THE BEES WERE THERE.
THE OLD BABOON, BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON,
WAS COMBING HIS AUBURN HAIR.
THE MONKEY, HE GOT DRUNK.
HE SAT ON THE ELEPHANT'S TRUNK.
THE ELEPHANT SNEEZED AND FELL ON HIS KNEES,
AND THAT WAS THE END OF THE MONK, THE MONK,
THE MONK, THE MONK.
( REPEAT )
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
KISSING IN A TREE
( NAME ) AND ( NAME ) SITTING IN A TREE. K-I-S-S-I-N-G
FIRST COMES LOVE
AND THEN COMES MARRIAGE
AND THEN COMES A BABY IN A
BABY CARRIAGE.
Submitter comment: LEARN IN CHILDHOOD IN DETROIT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Love Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Crucial Moment of Life Life Cycle Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
CHILDREN'S SONG
WHERE, O WHERE HAS MY LITTLE DOG
GONE?
O WHERE, O WHERE CAN HE BE?
WITH HIS HAIR CUT SHORT AND HIS
TAIL CUT LONG.
O WHERE, O WHERE CAN HE BE ?
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Sorrow Unhappiness Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SHOUT ( SONG )
HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SHOUT
TWELVE MORE DAYS TILL WE GET OUT
TWELVE MORE DAYS TILL WE CAN TELL
U OF D TO GO TO HELL
NO MORE BOOKS AND NO MORE THINKING
WE'LL GO BACK TO SEX AND DRINKING
TWELVE MORE DAYS TILL WE GET OUT .
Submitter comment: ( SUNG TO THE TUNE OF " HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING " )
Where learned: DETROIT ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): PARODY OF A CRISTMAS CAROL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- FI22 |
THE WORMS CRAWL IN
YOU SHOULD NEVER LAUGH AS THE HEARSE GOES BY
'CAUSE YOU MIGHT BE THE NEXT TO DIE.
THEY'LL PUT YOU IN A WOODEN BOX
AND COVER YOU UP WITH DIRT AND ROCKS.
ALL GOES FINE FOR ABOUT ONE WEEK
AND THEN THE COFFIN BEGINS TO LEAK.
THE WORMS CRAWL IN, THE WORMS CRAWL OUT,
THE WORMS PLAY PEANUCKLE ON YOUR SNOUT.
YOUR INSIDES TURN A SLIMY GREEN
AND PUSS FLOWS OUT JUST LIKE WHIPPED CREAM.
THE WORMS CRAWL IN, THE WORMS CRAWL OUT,
THE WORMS PLAY PEANUCKLE ON YOUR SNOUT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRADE SCHOOL ; SAGINAW
Keyword(s): DECAY OF BODY AFTER DEATH ; GORE, GOTHIC HORROR ; PINOCHLE, A CARD GAME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Death Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children BELIEF -- Insect |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
AUNT SALLY
MY AUNT SALLY'S JUST AS GOOD AS
ANYBODY,
MY AUNT SALLY'S JUST AS GOOD AS
YOU}
Submitter comment:
( NOTE: THIS SONG WAS SUNG IN A CATCHY TUNE
AS MY GRANDMOTHER BOUNCED ME ON
HER KNEE. SHE DID IT WITH MY DAD
AS WELL AS MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
SHE SAID SHE LEARNED FROM HER
FATHER ETC. )
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Admiration Praise Adulation Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
THE WIGGLE
I WIGGLE MY FINGERS; I WIGGLE MY TOES,
I WIGGLE MY NOSE. SO NOW NO MORE WIGGLES
ARE LEFT IN ME. SO I WILL BE AS STILL AS
STILL AS CAN BE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
CHILDREN'S SONG
IT'S RAINING, IT'S POURING,
THE OLD MAN IS SNORING,
BUMPED HIS HEAD
AND HE WENT TO BED
AND HE COULDN'T GET UP IN THE MORNING.
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY
COME AGAIN SOME OTHER DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
CHILDREN'S SONG
HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, HELLO.
WE ARE GLAD TO MEET YOU.
WE ARE GLAD TO GREET YOU.
HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, HELLO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
CHILDREN'S SONG
I'M A LITTLE TEAPOT, SHORT AND STOUT.
HERE IS MY HANDLE, HERE IS MY SPOUT.
WHEN I GET ALL STEAMED UP I WILL SHOUT.
JUST TIP ME OVER AND POUR ME OUT.
JUST TIP ME OVER AND POUR ME OUT.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
CHILDREN'S SONG
ALL AROUND THE COBBLER'S BENCH
THE MONKEY CHASED THE WEASEL.
THE MONKEY THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT FUN.
POP} GOES THE WEASEL.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
CHILDREN'S SONG
THERE WAS A FARMER HAD A DOG
BINGO WAS HIS NAME.
B-I-N-GO
B-I-N-GO
BINGO WAS HIS NAME.
Submitter comment:
( THIS SONG HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY PLAYED ON TELEVISION
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, AS PART OF A COMMERCIAL
ON BEHALF OF NETWORK POLICIES AFFECTING CHILDREN. )
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
THREE LITTLE DEVILS
THREE LITTLE DEVILS ALL DRESSED IN RED
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD
BUT THE THREAD STRING BROKE AND DOWN THEY ALL FELL
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN THEY WENT TO....
REPEAT: TWO LITTLE DEVILS
USING: AND THEN ONE LITTLE DEVIL
ONE LITTLE DEVIL ALL DRESSED IN RED
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD
BUT THE THREAD STRING BROKE AND DOWN HE FELL
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN HE WENT TO.....
DON'T GET DISCOURAGED, DON'T GET DISMAYED
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN THEY
ALL WENT TO BED.
Submitter comment: ( LEARNED IN: DETROIT CHILDHOOD )
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS EUPHEMISM ; HELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
SONG
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME,
TAKE ME OUT TO THE PARK,
BUY ME SOME PEANUTS AND CRACKERJACKS,
I DON'T CARE IF I EVER COME BACK.
O, I'LL ROOT-TOOT-TOOT FOR THE HOME TEAM,
AND IF THEY DON'T WIN IT'S A SHAME.
IT'S A ONE, TWO, THREE STRIKES, YOU'RE OUT,
AT THE OLD BALL GAME.
Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Knowledge |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
SONG
EASY COME, EASY GO
THROUGH SUMMER, AND THROUGH SNOW
UP AND DOWN, ALL AROUND
THIS UNIVERSE I GO
AND I'LL WALK UP ON YOUR WATERS
MOVE MOUNTAINS FROM YOUR PATH
WITH A SMILE FOR MY COMPANION
I'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO LAUGH.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AT CAMP.
Where learned: HOME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Joy Happiness Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |