The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Language

RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY
COME AGAIN ANOTHER DAY.

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Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE

Keyword(s): CHILD ; CHILDREN ; Language ; Play ; Rain ; RHYME ; SONG ; VERSE ; WEATHER

Date learned: 09-13-1973

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Weather Verse:

Rain Rain, go away. Come again another day.

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James Callow comment:

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ;

Keyword(s): CHILD ; CHILDREN ; Language ; Play ; Rain ; RHYME ; SONG ; VERSE ; WEATHER

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Language: Weather

Rain, rain, go away. Come back another day.

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James Callow comment:

KW: WP

Dup. of WPP

Keyword(s): CHILD ; CHILDREN ; Language ; Play ; Rain ; RHYME ; SONG ; VERSE ; WEATHER

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Language: Rhyme

Verse:

Forget me not

Forget me never

Till yonder sun

Has set forever.

Submitter comment:

Found in an autograph book from the 1880's

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Devotion ; FORGET ; Language ; poem ; RHYME ; SENTIMENT ; Set ; Signature ; Sun ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

When this you see remember me

And take a little catnip tea.

Submitter comment:

From autograph book of the 1880's

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Catnip ; Devotion ; Language ; poem ; Remember ; RHYME ; Signature ; TEA ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

While rocks and hills divide us,

And you no more I see

Just take your pen and paper,

And write a line to me.

Submitter comment:

Found in an autograph book from the 1880's

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; DISTANCE ; Hills ; Language ; Paper ; Pen ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

Round is the ball

Which has no end

So is my love to 

You my friend

Submitter comment:

Found in an autograph book from the 1880's

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Ball ; Devotion ; Friend ; Language ; LOVE ; RHYME ; ROUND ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

This is another album full of leaves of snowy white, where no name is ever tarnighed but forever here and bright. In the book of life, God's Album, may your name be found with care, and may all who here have written, Have their names forever there.

Submitter comment:

Found in autograph book from the 1880's

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; BOOK ; God ; LIFE ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

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Religious Verse

Men's book with heaps of chaff are stored

God's book doth "golden grains" afford.

Then leave the chaff and spend thy pains

In gathering up thy golden grains.

Submitter comment:

Found in an autograph book from 1880's

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Keyword(s): Chaff ; God ; Golden ; Grain ; Language ; Man ; RELIGION ; RHYME ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

If wisdom's ways you'd willing seek

Five things observe with care;

Of whom you speak, to whom you speak,

And how, and when and where.

Submitter comment:

Found in autograph book from 1880's

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Language ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Speak ; VERSE ; When ; Where ; Whom ; WISDOM

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Autograph Verse

Some friends may wish thee free from care, Others joy and wealth. Some may wish you blessings, rare long life and perfect health. My wish for thee is better far than all others have given that when you from this world depart your soul may rest in heaven.

Submitter comment:

Found in autograph book from the 1880's

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Autograph Rhyme

Each life's an album, every page

From fair haired youth to gray old age

Is writ in prose or story.

God grant your life and album be

Filled up with records good to see

The "finis" found in Glory.

Submitter comment:

Found in autograph book from the 1880's

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Keyword(s): AGE ; Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Elderly ; Glory ; Gray ; Old ; Record ; RHYME ; Signature ; Story ; VERSE ; Young ; YOUTH

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Autograph Verse

Round went the album, hither it came

for me to write in so here is my name.

Submitter comment:

Found in autograph book from the 1880's

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Language ; NAME ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE ; Write

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Autograph Rhyme

Friend Pierce, may your cares all fly away like dew before the sun

And when you've nothing else to do just think of me for fun.

Submitter comment:

Located in autograph album from the 1880's

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Language ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

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Language

Grace Parody:

Our Heavenly Fahter

Holy Ghost

Whoever eats the fastest

Gets the most!

Submitter comment:

Found in autograph book from the 1880's

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Keyword(s): Eat ; GRACE ; JOKE ; Language ; PARODY ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PRAYER ; PUN ; RHYME ; VERSE ; WORDPLAY

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God is great
God is good
Let us thank him
For our food.
For by his hands
We all are fed.
We thank him for
Our daily bread.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; Box 267

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Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
If I should die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; Box 267

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Star light, star bright
First star I see tonight
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish, I wish tonight

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE ; Box 267

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