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LYRICAL VERSE
THREE LITTLE ANGELS ALL DRESSED IN WHITE,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE TAIL OF A KITE,
THE KITE STRING BROKE AND THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN THEY ALL WENT TO ...
TWO LITTLE ANGELS ... (REPEAT REST OF VERSE #1)
ONE LITTLE ANGEL . . . (REPEAT THE REST OF VERSE #1)
THREE LITTLE DEVILS ALL DRESSED IN RED,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD.
WELL THE THREAD IT BROKE AND THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN THEY ALL WENT TO ...
TWO LITTLE DEVILS (REPEAT REST OF VERSE #2)
ONE LITTLE DEVIL... (REPEAT REST OF VERSE #2)
HELLO OPERATOR GIVE ME NUMBER EIGHT,
IF THE DEVIL GETS CONNECTED, TELL HIM I CAN'T WAIT.
DON'T GET DISCOURAGED, DON'T GET UPSET,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN, THEY ALL WENT TO BED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
Keyword(s): HELL TELEPHONE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
A GROUP OF CHILDREN SAY:
WHO STOLE THE COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR?
JOHNNY STOLE THE COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR.
JOHNNY ANSWERS: WHO, ME?
ALL: YES, YOU.
JOHNNY: COULDN'T BE.
ALL: THEN, WHO?
JOHNNY: SUSIE STOLE THE COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR.
SUSIE: WHO, ME?
ALL: YES, YOU.
SUSIE: COULDN'T BE.
ALL: THEN, WHO?
ETC, ETC. ETC.
Where learned: LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
VERSE WITHOUT MUSIC
MATHEW, MARK, LUKE AND JOHN,
BLESS THE BED THAT I LIE ON!
ALL FOUR CORNERS ROUND ABOUT,
WHEN I GET IN, WHEN I GET OUT.
FOUR CORNERS TO MY BED,
FOUR ANGELS ROUND MY HEAD;
ONE TO WATCH AND ONE TO PRAY,
AND TWO TO BEAR MY SOUL AWAY.
Submitter comment: HEARD IN SCHOOL.
Keyword(s): DEATH PIOUS SLEEPING BIBLICAL ; PIOUS ; PRAYER ; RHYME: AABB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
VERSE WITHOUT MUSIC
THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL, WHO HAD A LITTLE CURL
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HER FOREHEAD.
WHEN SHE WAS GOOD, SHE WAS VERY, VERY GOOD,
BUT WHEN SHE WAS BAD, SHE WAS HORRID.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER USED TO RECITE THIS WHEN I WAS BAD.
Keyword(s): NURSERY RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
HERE COMES THE BRIDE,
ALL DRESSED IN WHITE,
STEPPED ON A TURTLE
AND DOWN FELL HER GIRDLE.
Submitter comment: RECITED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PARODY OF WEDDING MARCH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
I HAD AN AUNT NELLIE
WHO HAD A WOODEN BELLIE
AND WHEN SHE TOUCHED IT,
OUT POPPED JELLY.
Where learned: CANADA ; ONTARIO ; OAKVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Body part Senses Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
STICKS AND STONES MAY BREAK MY BONES,
BUT WORDS WILL NEVER HURT ME.
Submitter comment:
REPLY TO A TAUNT.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: CHILDHOOD ; GRADE SCHOOL
Keyword(s): BONES ; Defense ; poem ; Reverse Taunt ; RHYME ; SONG ; Sticks ; STONES ; TAUNT ; WORDS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- P870 P870.570 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
ONE FOR THE MONEY,
TWO FOR THE SHOW,
THREE TO GET READY,
AND FOUR TO GO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): COUNTING RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM
IN A DISH.
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
THE DANDELION
O DANDELION, YELLOW AS GOLD,
WHAT DO YOU DO ALL DAY?
I JUST WAIT HERE
IN THE TALL, GREEN GRASS,
TIL THE CHILDREN COME TO PLAY.
O DANDELION, YELLOW AS GOLD,
WHAT DO YOU DO ALL NIGHT?
I WAIT AND WAIT
TIL THE COOL DEW FALLS,
AND MY HAIR GROWS LONG AND WHITE.
AND WHAT DO YOU DO
WHEN YOUR HAIR IS WHITE
AND THE CHILDREN COME TO PLAY?
THEY TAKE ME UP
IN THEIR DIMPLED HANDS,
AND BLOW MY HAIR AWAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
I ASKED MY MOTHER FOR 50 CENTS
TO SEE THE COW JUMP OVER THE FENCE,
HE JUMPED SO HIGH, HE REACHED THE SKY
AND DIDN'T COME BACK TIL THE FOURTH OF JULY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
MARIJUANA, MARIJUANA, LSD, LSD
SCIENTISTS ARE MAKING IT.
TEACHERS ARE TAKING IT.
WHY CAN'T WE?
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON VERSE USED BY
THE STUDENTS OF THE HULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN LIVONIA,
MICHIGAN DURING THE 1969-1970 SCHOOL YEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
Keyword(s): DRUGS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
WINSTON TASTES GOOD
LIKE A CIGARETTE SHOULD.
NO FILTER, NO FLAVOR
JUST PLAIN OLD TOILET PAPER.
Submitter comment:
FIRST TWO LINES ARE SUNG; AS IN CIGARETTE COMMERCIAL AD
INFORMANT TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON VERSE AMONG
STUDENTS NOW ATTENDING THE HULL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN
LIVONIA, MICHIGAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIVONIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 02-07-1971
GO ASK YOUR MOTHER FOR FIFTY CENTS
TO SEE THE ELEPHANT JUMP THE FENCE,
HE JUMPED SO HIGH, HE TOUCHED THE SKY
AND NEVER CAME DOWN TIL THE FOURTH OF JULY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
SCHOOL'S OUT, SCHOOL'S OUT,
TEACHERS LET THE MONKIES OUT.
NO MORE PAPERS, NO MORE BOOKS,
NO MORE TEACHER'S DIRTY LOOKS.
Submitter comment:
IN GRADE SCHOOL, WE CANTED THIS ALL THE WAY HOME FROM
SCHOOL IN JUNE. IT WAS AN ANNUAL OCCURENCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PUSSY CAT, PUSSY CAT, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
I'VE BEEN TO LONDON TO SEE THE QUEEN.
PUSSY CAT, PUSSY CAT, WHAT DID YOU THERE?
I FRIGHTENED A LITTLE MOUSE UNDER THE CHAIR.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AS A CHILD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
OOEY, GOOEY WAS A WORM,
A NAUGHTY WORM WAS HE,
HE CLIMBED UPON THE RAILROAD TRACK,
A TRAIN HE DID NOT SEE.
OOEY, GOOEY.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM A FRIEND ON HIS HOCKEY TEAM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
VERSE WITHOUT MUSIC
SCHOOL'S OUT, SCHOOL'S OUT
TEACHER'S LET THE FOOLS OUT.
NO MORE PENCILS,
NO MORE BOOKS,
NO MORE TEACHER'S DIRTY LOOKS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; RESIDENCE HALLS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00001950S AND 00001960S
VERSE WITHOUT MUSIC
BOYS ARE ROTTEN/ MADE OF COTTON
GIRLS ARE DANDY/ MADE OF CANDY.
Submitter comment:
THE GIRLS IN MY FAMILY LOVE SAYING THIS VERSE. THE BOYS TEND TO
IGNORE IT. THE VERSE IS ALSO PREVALENT AROUND QUEEN OF HOPE SCHOOL
WHERE MY SISTER GOES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): C730.328 ; FEMININE RHYME ; SEXISM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00-02-1974
WHO STOLE THE COOKIES?
WHO STOLE THE COOKIES FROM THE COOK-COOKIE JAR
(FILL IN NAME) STOLE THE COOKIES FROM THE COOK-COOKIE JAR
WHO ME? (ASKS THE ACCUSED) YES YOU. COULDN'T BE ME. THEN WHO?
(ACCUSED NAMES ANOTHER'S NAME) STOLE THE COOKIES FROM THE COOK-COOKIE
JAR (THE WHOLE FORMULA IS REPEATED INDEFINITELY. EACH TIME A NEW
PERSON'S NAME IS FILLED IN.)
Submitter comment:
THIS IS OUR FAVORITE FAMILY NONSENSE DIALOGUE. IT IS SAID BY AT
LEAST TWO PEOPLE BUT THE MORE THE MERRIER. WE SAY IT WHENEVER
SOMEONE APPEARS EATING THE COOKIE BUT WE SAY IT LOTS OF TIME WHEN
NO ONE HAS ANY COOKIES, JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00001960S