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GARDEN GATE JOKE
DON'T KISS YOUR GIRL BY THE GARDEN GATE,
CAUSE LOVE IS BLIND BUT THE NEIGHBORS AIN'T.
Submitter comment:
SHE EMPHASIZED THAT THIS WAS A STRICT RULE OF THOUGHT BACK WHEN SHE
WAS YOUNG. HOWEVER SHE DID GIGGLE AS SHE RECITED IT, GIVING THE
IMPRESSION THAT SHE WAS PULLING MY LEG.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DELRAY ; DETROIT ; ETHNIC SECTION
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 01-00-1974
RED-RED YOU PEE IN THE BED./GREEN-GREEN YOU'RE
CLEAN./PINK-PINK, YOU STINK, BLACK-BLACK SIT ON A TACK, PURPLE-PURPLE
YOU WEAR A GIRDLE/BROWN-BROWN STICK AROUND/ WHITE-WHITE YOU'RE RIGHT
BLUE-BLUE I LOVE YOU."
A JUST FOR FUN RHYME.
Submitter comment: I USED TO RECITE THIS AS A CHILD.
James Callow Keyword(s): COLORS
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00001960S
BEANS VERSE
BEANS, BEANS THE MUSICAL FRUIT. / THE MORE YOU EAT THE MORE YOU
TOOT. / THE MORE YOU TOOT, THE BETTER YOU FEEL. / SO EAT BEANS AT EVE
EVERY MEAL..
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; DORM ; UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR
James Callow Keyword(s): RHYME: AABB
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-22-1972
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
TOMORROW IS THANKSGIVING DAY
TOMORROW IS THANKSGIVING DAY,
AND I FEEL MIGHTY GLUM.
THERELL BE THREE BOYS TO DINNER,
YES, THREE BOYS ARE SURE TO COME.
AND THEYLL EACH WANT A DRUMSTICK.
OH, SAY, WHAT SHALL WE DO?
WE CANNOT HAVE THREE DRUMSTICKS
WHEN THE TURKEY HAS BUT TWO.
Submitter comment: THIS RHYME WAS TAUGHT TO ME BY MOTHER AS A VERY YOUNG CHILD.
Where learned: MISSOURI ; SAINT JOSEPH
Date learned: CA00001962
RIME
MOTHER MAY I GO OUT TO SWIM?
YES, MY DARLING DAUGHTER.
HANG YOUR CLOTHES ON A HICKORY LIMB
BUT DON'T GO NEAR THE WATER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): COMMAND ; DIALOGUE ; FAMILY ; FEMININE RHYME ; RHYME: ABAB
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
FOLK VERSE
IT'S EASY ENOUGH TO BE PLEASANT
WHEN LIFE FLOATS ALONG LIKE A SONG,
BUT THE GIRL WORTH WHILE
IS THE GIRL THAT CAN SMILE,
WHEN HER TWO FRONT TEETH ARE GONE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
Keyword(s): HUMOR ; IMPERFECT RHYME - SONG GONE ; RHYME: ABCCB ; RHYME: ABCCD
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00001950S
BIRDIE, BIRDIE IN THE SKY,
DROP A WHITE WASH IN MY EYE,
ME NO WORRY,
ME NO CRY,
ME JUST HAPPY COWS DON'T FLY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): ANIMALS ; BABY TALK ; EUPHEMISM: WHITEWASH FOR BIRD DUNG ; RHYME: AABAA ; SUGGESTION COW DUNG
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
VERSE
ENGINE, ENGINE NUMBER NINE,
COMING DOWN THE CHICAGO LINE.
IF THE TRAIN SHOULD JUMP THE TRACK,
DO YOU WANT YOUR MONEY BACK?
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; RENO HALL LOBBY
Keyword(s): RAILROAD ; RHETORICAL QUESTION ; RHYME: AABB
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 10-01-1968
I WISH
I WISH YOU JOY, I WISH YOU MIGHTY
I WISH HIS PAJAMAS CLOSE TO YOUR NIGHTIE
NOW DON'T GET MAD, DON'T GET RED
I MEAN ON THE CLOTHESLINE AND NOT IN BED.
Where learned: PENNSYLVANIA
Keyword(s): CLOTHES ; HUMOR ; PRETENDED OBSCENE ; RHYME: AABB
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-12-1965
WHEN MARY HAS A LITTLE LAMB,
THE DOCTOR WAS SURPRISED.
WHEN OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE DOCTOR'S EYES.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD 201
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 11-27-1971
NURSERY RHYME
ROSES ARE RED,
VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
MAPLE SYRUP IS SWEET,
SO ARE YOU.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD 201
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 11-03-1971
VERSE
IF IN HEAVEN WE DON'T MEET,
HAND-IN-HAND WE'LL STAND THE HEAT.
Submitter comment: I FIRST HEARD THIS IN OHIO IN THE 1950'S
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM FOR HELL
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00001950'S
A CHANT
IT TAKES TWO HANDS
TO HANDLE A TEACHER
A TWO LEGGED CREATURE
AT (NAME OF SCHOOL INSERTED).
YOU GOT TO PICK HER UP
AND THROW HER DOWN
AND PASS HER ALL AROUND.
Submitter comment:
(SUNG TO THE TUNE OF ("IT TAKES TWO HANDS TO HANDLE A WHOPPER")
PARODY OF A CURRENT HAMBURGBER AD
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
VERSE
I EAT MY PEAS WITH HONEY.
I'VE DONE IT ALL MY LIFE.
IT MAKES THE PEAS TASTE FUNNY,
BUT IT KEEPS THEM ON THE KNIFE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; CAMPUS
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-00-1971
RHYME OF MOCKERY
SUSIE AND JOHNNY SITTING IN A TREE, MM
K-I-S-S-I-N-G. MM
FIRST COMES LOVE, THEN COMES MARRIAGE,/
THEN COMES JOHNNY WITH THE BABY CARRIAGE.
Submitter comment: ALWAYS SUNG AS A TYPE OF MOCKERY AND KIDDING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIRE SHORES, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM ; KISSING ; NUTSHELL NARRATIVE
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
VERSE
THE BOY STOOD ON A BURNING DECK,/ HIS FEET WERE FULL OF BLISTERS/
HE SLIPPED ON A NAIL AND TORE HIS PANTS,/
SO NOW HE WEARS HIS SISTERS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Highland
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 11-22-1970
RHYME
GOOD FOOD GOOD MEAT,
GOOD GOD LET'S EAT.
Data entry tech comment: OFTEN HEARD THIS AS A CHILD.
Where learned: MINNESOTA ; MINNEAPOLIS
Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION ; RHYME: AA ; RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED
RHYME
NEVER KISS AT THE GARDEN GATE, / LOVE IS BLIND BUT THE NEIGHBOURS
AIN'T.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): RHYME: AA
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: NOT RECORDED
VERSE
HOW DRY I AM, HOW WET I'LL BE / IF I DON'T FIND THE BATHROOM KEY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS
Keyword(s): RHYME: AA ; RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1969