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Verse with Music
THE BOYS HERE AT (ALL GIRLS' BOARDING SCHOOL)
THEY SAY ARE MIGHTY FINE.
THEY'RE EITHER UNDER SEVEN
OR OVER FORTY-NINE.
CHORUS:
I DON'T WANT NO MORE OF BOARDING LIFE
GEE MA, I WANNA GO HOME!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 00-00-1968
ONE HUNDRED BOTTLES OF BEER
A HUNDRED BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL,
A HUNDRED BOTTLES OF BEER.
IF ONE OF THOSE BOTTLES SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL,
NINETY-NINE BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL,
NINETY-NINE BOTTLES OF BEER.
IF ONE OF THOSE BOTTLES SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL,
NINETY-EIGHT BOTTLES, ETC.
. . .
ONE MORE BOTTLE OF BEER ON THE WALL,
ONE MORE BOTTLE OF BEER,
IF THAT ONE BOTTLE SHOULD HAPPEN TO FALL,
NO MORE BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL.
Submitter comment:
SUNG. GOOD FOR KEEPING CHILDREN OCCUPIED ON LONG AUTOMOBILE
TRIPS, IF YOU CAN STAND IT.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): CUMULATIVE, OPPOSITE OF
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 04-00-1968
SONG OF GOOD HUMOR
FIVE FOOT NINE, FROM PALESTINE,
CHANGES WATER INTO WINE,
HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY LORD?
HE'S SO NEAT, HE'S SO COOL,
WALKS ACROSS MY SWIMMING POOL,
HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY LORD?
NOW IF YOU RUN INTO A BEARDED JEW,
ALL HOLY AND WISE,
STEP RIGHT UP, CANE AND CUP,
HE'LL PUT SIGHT BACK IN YOUR EYES;
HE LIKES JAZZ, HE LIKES JIVE,
HAS HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY LORD?
Submitter comment:
SUNG TO THE TUNE, "HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY GAL."
SUNG AT UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT SAILING CLUB PARTY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; SAILING CLUB
Keyword(s): JESUS
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest BELIEF -- Religious hero |
Entry filtered.
HUMOROUS RELIGIOUS SONG
I DON'T CARE IF IT RAINS OR FREEZES
'LONG AS I GOT MY PLASTIC JESUS
SITTIN' ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR.
REFRAIN:
OF MY CAR, OF MY CAR,
SITTIN' ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR.
BRAKES DON'T WORK, BUT THAT DON'T SCARE ME
'LONG AS I GOT MY MAGNETIC MARY
SITTIN' ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR.
REFRAIN
I DON'T HIT THAT OLD BRAKE PEDAL
'LONG AS I GOT MT ST. CHRISTOPHER MEDAL
SITTIN' ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR.
REFRAIN
DRINKIN' AND DRIVIN' ALWAYS MIX
'LONG AS I GOT MY CRUCIFIX
SITTIN' ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR.
REFRAIN
WITH THE STEERING I DON'T BOTHER
'LONG AS I GOT GOD THE FATHER
SITTIN' ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR.
REFRAIN
I DON'T CARE IF I HIT A POST
'LONG AS THERE'S THE HOLY GHOST
SITTIN' ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR.
REFRAIN
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I GOT HOPE
THAT SOMEDAY I WILL HAVE THE POPE
SITTIN ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR.
REFRAIN
I'LL SPEED ON TO INFINITIES
WHILE ALL THE DARNED DIVINITIES ARE
SITTIN' ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY CAR.
REFRAIN
Submitter comment:
SUNG IN A HILLBILLY-LIKE STYLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
HUMOROUS RELIGIOUS SONG
THEY PLAYED THE GAME ON SATURDAY
IN THE DEVIL'S OWN BACKYARD
WITH JESUS PLAYING QUARTERBACK AND
MOSES PLAYING GUARD
THE ANGELS IN THE GRANDSTAND
GAVE OUT A MIGHTY YELL
WHEN JESUS SCORED A TOUCHDOWN
AGAINST THE BOYS FROM HELL.
REFRAIN:
ROCK 'EM, SOCK 'EM, JESUS BLOCK 'EM.
GO, CHRIST, GO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 00-00-1967
Entry filtered.
I WANT A BEER
I WANT A BEER, JUST LIKE THE BEER
THAT PICKLED DEAR OLD DAD.
IT WAS A BEER, AND THE ONLY BEER
THAT DADDY EVER HAD.
A GOOD OLD FASHIONED BEER WITH LOTS OF FOAM,
IT TOOK TEN MEN TO CARRY DADDY HOME.
OH I WANT A BEER, JUST LIKE THE BEER
THAT PICKLED DEAR OLD DAD.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: FRATERNITY SONGBOOK
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS
THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS HAS DYED HER HAIR,
AND NOW IT'S FIERY RED.
SHE DRINKS, SHE SMOKES, AND SHE TELLS DIRTY JOKES,
SHE HASN'T A BRAIN IN HER HEAD.
THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS IS A CIGARETTE FIEND,
SHE DRINKS MORE BOOZE THAN I,
BUT THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS AIN'T AS DUMB AS SHE SEEMS,
SHE'S THE SWEETHEART OF SIX OTHER GUYS.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: FRATERNITY SONGBOOK
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BUCKEYES
THE BUCKEYES THEY LIE IN A STUPOR,
THE BUCKEYES THEY LIE ON THE FLOOR,
THE BUCKEYES THEY LIE IN A STUPOR,
UNTIL THEY CAN'T LIE ANY MORE.
THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD REALLY SAIL,
THEY SAID THEY COULD ALWAYS DRINK BEER,
BUT AFTER THEY HAD MET OUR SKIPPERS,
THEY WISHED THEY HAD NEVER COME HERE.
BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE WON THE REGATTA,
AND THE TROPHY IS FILLED WITH GOOD CHEER,
WE,LL DRINK A TOAST TO THE BUCKEYES,
AND HOPE FOR THE SAME THING NEXT YEAR.
Submitter comment:
TUNE: "MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEAN"
A COLLEGE SONG
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): OHIO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
DRUNKARDS ODE
HOW WELL DO I REMEMBER,
'TWAS IN THE LATE NOVEMBER,
I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET QUITE FULL OF PRIDE,
MY HEART WAS ALL A-FLUTTER
AS I SLIPPED DOWN IN THE GUTTER,
AND A PIG CAME THERE AND LAID DOWN BY MY SIDE;
AND AS I LAY THERE IN THE GUTTER
ALL TOO SOUSED TO EVEN MUTTER,
A LADY PASSING BY WAS HEARD TO SAY:
ONE MAY TELL A BRUTE THAT BOOZES,
BY THE COMPANY HE CHOOSES.
HEARING THIS THE PIG GOT UP AND WALKED AWAY.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: FRATERNITY SONGBOOK
Keyword(s): PROBABLY A DRINKING SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
JESUS SAVES
JESUS SAVES HIS MONEY AT THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
JESUS SAVES HIS MONEY AT THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
JESUS SAVES HIS MONEY AT THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
JESUS SAVES! JESUS SAVES! JESUS SAVES!
Submitter comment:
A COLLEGE FRATERNITY TUNE
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: 10-25-1969
A WINE COMMERCIAL
CHORUS:
RIPPLE, RIPPLE, R-I-DOUPLE P-L-E
IT WARMS YOUR TUMM-EE-EE-EE
WELL, RIPPLE IS NEAT AND RIPPLE IS COOL,
WISH I HAD RIPPLE IN MY SWIMMING POOL.
CHORUS
SOME SAY RIPPLE IS JUNK
BUT FOR 79 CENTS ITS ONE HELLUVA DRUNK.
CHORUS
Submitter comment:
A COLLEGE SAILING SONG.
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 |
THE CAPTAIN VS. THE ADMIRAL
THE CAPTAIN HE RIDES IN A MOTORBOAT,
THE ADMIRAL HE RIDES IN A BARGE,
IT ISN'T A DAMN BIT FASTER, BIT FASTER,
BUT IT GIVES THE OLD BASTARD A CHARGE.
THE CAPTAIN HE SLEEPS IN A HAMMOCK,
THE ADMIRAL HE SLEEPS IN A BED.
IT ISN'T A DAMN BIT SOFTER, BIT SOFTER,
BUT IT'S TWENTY FEET NEARER THE HEAD.
Submitter comment:
A TUNE I LEARNED IN COLLEGE.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): NAVY SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 11-16-1969
Entry filtered.
SONG OF RELIGIOUS JEST
I DON'T WANT TO JOIN THE CONVENT, I DON'T WANT TO BE A NUN
FOR I AM A MEMBER OF THE KU KLUX KLAN, BROUGHT UP ON WHISKEY AND RUM
WITH A CIGARETTE YOU'LL FIND ME, AND A BOTTLE IN MY HAND.
OH I CAN'T STAND THAT SACRED SINGING, I CAN'T STAND THOSE
CHURCH BELLS RINGING
I DON'T WANT TO BE A NUN.
FOR I WANT TO GET MARRIED, I WANT TO BE A WIFE
I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THIS DAMN SINGLE LIFE.
TALL, DARK, AND HANDSOME; SHORT, SKINNY OR FAT,
I WANT TO GET TO MARRIED, AND THAT IS THAT.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): MARRIAGE
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 10-30-1969
SONG OF RELIGIOUS JEST
BLESS THEM ALL, BLESS THEM ALL, BLESS THEM ALL.
THE SHORT, THE FAT, AND THE TALL.
BLESS ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES
WHO TALKED US ALL INTO BECOMING NUNS.
FOR WE'RE GOING TO ANSWER THE CALL
WE'RE SAYING GOOD-BYE TO IT ALL
GOOD-BYE TO THE LIPSTICK AND ALL OF THE JOYS
GOOD-BYE TO THE SAILORS AND ALL OF THE BOYS.
FOR WE'RE ENTERING THE CONVENT TODAY.
FOR ALL YOU SINNERS WE'LL PRAY
YOU'LL CURSE AND YOU'LL SWEAR
BUT WE'LL BE SAFE WHERE
THEY WEAR BLACK STOCKINGS
AND SHAVE OFF THEIR HAIR.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): NUN
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 10-30-1969
FROM THE MIRROR LITTLE WILLIE
LICKED THE MERCURY RIGHT OFF,
THINKING IN HIS CHILDISH ERROR
IT WOULD CURE HIS WHOOPING COUGH.
AT THE FUNERAL WILLIE'S MOTHER
LAUGHING SAID TO MRS. BROWN,
"TWAS A CHILLY DAY FOR WILLIE
WHEN THE MERCURY WENT DOWN."
"HA, HA, HA," SAID WILLIE'S MOTHER.
"TEE, HEE, HEE," SAID MRS. BROWN,
"TWAS A CHILLY DAY FOR WILLIE
WHEN THE MERCURY WENT DOWN."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN ; INFORMANT'S HOME
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 01-20-1970
SONG OF JEST
I DON'T WANT TO BE A COUNSELOR, OR BE ON THE UPPER STAFF
FOR I AM A MEMBER OF THE KITCHEN CREW
BROUGHT UP ON GARBAGE AND TRASH
WITH A SPATULA YOU'LL FIND ME, AND A MOP IN MY HAND
OH, I CAN'T STAND EVALUATION, I ABHOR
I DON'T WANT TO BE A STAFF.
FOR I LOVE THE KITCHEN
I WANT TO STAY HERE
I'LL NEVER MAKE STONEY'S
BUT THE BEER'S RIGHT HERE.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person? Only one name on card.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COOK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: 11-10-1969
IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN
IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE NO MORE
IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE
HOW IN THE HECK CAN THE OLD FOLKS TELL
THAT IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE.
MOSQUITO HE FLY HIGH, MOSQUITO HE FLY LOW
O MOSQUITO LIGHT ON ME, AND YE AIN'T GONNA FLY NO MORE.
IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE NO MORE
IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE
HOW IN THE HECK CAN I WASH MY NECK
IF IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE.
A PEANUT SAT ON A RAILROAD TRACK, ITS HEART ALL A FLUTTER.
AROUND THE BEND CAME 416, TOOT TOOT, PEANUT BUTTER.
IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE NO MORE
IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE
HOW IN THE HECK CAN THE OLD FOLKS TELL
THAT IT AIN'T GONNA RAIN NO MORE.
Submitter comment:
Learned in childhood.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANIMAL-INSECT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest |
Date learned: LEARNED IN CHILDHOOD