Dr. James T. Callow publications
Browse by
Questions or comments on this site? Please email davidsor@udmercy.edu.
The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
Your search for C760 returned 319 results.
VERSE
NEVER KISS BOYS WITH EYES OF BROWN,
THEY KISS YOU ONCE AND LET YOU DOWN.
BUT OH! THOSE BOYS WITH EYES OF BLUE,
THEY KISS YOU ONCE AND ASK FOR TWO.
Submitter comment:
THIS VERSE WAS WRITTEN IN MY MOTHER'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK FROM NICHOLS
SCHOOL ON BURNS AND GOETHE IN INDIAN VILLAGE IN 1944.
Where learned: DETROIT ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE WARNING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse BELIEF -- Color |
Date learned: 06-09-1944
VERSE
FATHER MOSES KILLED A SKUNK, MOTHER MOSES COOKED THE SKUNK,
BABY MOSES ATE THE SKUNK, HOLY MOSES! HOW THEY STUNK!
Submitter comment:
THIS ENTRY INTO THE INFORMANT'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK WAS SIGNED BY CONNIE
KEYSE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; TOLD IN
James Callow Keyword(s): RHYME: AAAA FINAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 06-09-1944
AUTOGRAPH VERSE
WHEN YOU ARE OLD AND OUT OF SHAPE
REMEMBER GIRDLES ARE $2.98
Submitter comment: WRITTEN IN 1965
Where learned: OHIO ; MASSILLON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
AUTOGRAPH
WHEN YOU GROW OLD AND OUT OF SHAPE,
REMEMBER GIRDLES ARE
ONLY $3.98.
Submitter comment: FROM AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT IN DETROIT, 1960
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
AUTOGRAPH
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED AND LIVE IN A FLAT
SEND ME A PHOTO OF YOUR FIRST BRAT.
Submitter comment: FROM AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT IN DETROIT, 1961
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
AUTOGRAPH
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK
Submitter comment: FROM AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT IN DETROIT, 1960
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
AUTOGRAPH
YOU'RE THE NICEST AND THE PRICEST.
Submitter comment: FROM AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT IN DETROIT, 1964
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
AUTOGRAPH
I WISH YOU LUCK. I WISH YOU JOY.
I WISH YOU FIRST A BABY BOY.
AND WHEN YOU SET YOUR HAIR IN PINS,
I WISH YOU THEN A PAIR OF TWINS.
AND WHEN YOUR HAIR BEGINS TO CURL,
I WISH YOU THEN A BABY GIRL.
Submitter comment: FROM AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT IN DETROIT, 1967.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Birth |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
AUTOGRAPH
WHEN YOU GROW OLD AND HAVE TWINS
DON'T COME TO ME FOR SAFETY PINS.
Submitter comment: FROM AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT IN DETROIT, 1967.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
U I
R N
A V
Q U
T
PIE
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
A DRIVER'S NIGHT PRAYER
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP,/ I PARKED MY CAR ACROSS THE STREET.
AND IF IT ROLLS BEFORE I WAKE,/I PRAY THE LORD TO PULL THE BRAKE.
Submitter comment: TAKEN FROM INFORMANT'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK.
Where learned: NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): IMPERFECT RHYME ; QUATRAIN ACCIDENT AUTOMOBILE PARODY OF PRAYER ; RHYME: AABB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
AUTOGRAPH VERSE
WHEN ALL YOUR DAYS ARE OVER,
AND EARTH YOU NO MORE TROD,
MAY YOUR NAME BE WRITTEN IN GOLD,
IN THE MEMORY BOOK OF GOD.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
AUTOGRAPH VERSE
LIFES BATTLES DONT ALWAYS GO TO THE STRONGER OR FASTER MAN,
BUT SOONER OR LATER THE MAN WHO WINS IS THE FELLOW WHO
THINKS HE CAN.
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
ROSES I BRING.
ROSES I BRING THAT IN MY
GARDEN GREW }
MAY EVERY DAY BLOOM LIKE
A ROSE FOR YOU }
Where learned: DETROIT ; POSTCARD COLLECTION
Keyword(s): FRIENDSHIP. ; RHYME: ABCB
James Callow Keyword(s): WISH.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION:
THAT WHEN I'M BLUE
I'LL THINK OF YOU,
'TWILL GIVE THE WORLD
A ROSY HUE}
Where learned: VERSE FROM HIS POSTCARD COLLECTION ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FRIENDSHIP. ; RHYME: AABA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.0101 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's |
THANKSGIVING PUDDING, PIE & CAKE
MAY THANKSGIVING BRING YOU PLEASURE
SOME PUDDING, PIE AND CAKE
IN EQUAL HAPPY MEASURE
" LIKE MOTHER USED TO MAKE. "
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; VERSE FROM HIS POSTCARD COLLECTION ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): GOOD WISHES. ; RHYME ABAB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
FRIENDSHIP
WHEN THE FUTURE IS PRESENT,
AND THE PRESENT IS PAST,
MAY THE LIGHT OF OUR FRIENDSHIP
SHINE BRIGHT TO THE LAST.
Where learned: OHIO ; VERSE ON DECORATED POSTCARD ; IRONTON
Keyword(s): RHYME: ABCB ; WISH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
SMILE AWHILE
SMILE
AWHILE
AND WHILE YOU SMILE
ANOTHER
SMILES,
AND SOON THERE'S MILES MM[
AND MILES
OF SMILES
AND LIFE'S WORTH WHILE
BECAUSE YOU SMILE.
Submitter comment: VERSE PRINTED ON DECORATED POSTCARD.
Where learned: DETROIT ; POSTCARD COLLECTION ; CIRCA 1910
Keyword(s): ADVICE: POSITIVE ; RHYME: AAABAAAAAA
James Callow Keyword(s): CHIASMUS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
AUTOGRAPH BOOK VERSE
CAN'T THINK
BRAIN DUMB
INSPIRATION WON'T COME
POOR INK
BUM PEN
BEST WISHES
AMEN
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS WRITTEN IN THE INFORMANT'S AUTOGRAPH BOOK WHEN SHE GRADUATED
FROM EIGHTH GRADE AT ST. MICHAEL'S SCHOOL IN SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
AUTOGRAPH VERSES
I'V NEVER BEEN TO COLLEGE,
I'V NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL,
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO KISSING,
I'M AN EDUCATED FOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |