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OH! I WISH I WERE A BUNNY,
WITH A TAIL OF FLUFF,
FOR I'D SIT UPON YOUR DRESSER,
AND BE YOUR POWDER PUFF.
Where learned: OHIO ; CINCINNATI
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1959
IF YOU GET OLD AND THINK YOU'RE SWEET,
TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES AND SMELL YOUR FEET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 03-01-1970
I NEVER WENT TO HARVARD
I NEVER WENT TO YALE
I GOT MY EDUCATION
AT WAYNE COUNTY JAIL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 06-03-1959
A PEANUT SITTING ON A RAILROAD TRACK,
ITS HEART WAS ALL A-FLUTTER,
ALONG CAME THE 615
TOOT TOOT
PEANUT BUTTER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
NANCY HAD A LITTLE CAR,
THE CAR WAS PAINTED RED,
EVERYWHERE NANCY WENT,
POLICE PICKED UP THE DEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN, ASSUMED ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
MARY HAD A LITTLE CAR
AND IT WAS PAINTED RED,
AND EVERYWHERE THAT MARY WENT,
THE COPS PICKED UP THE DEAD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
IN JAIL THEY GIVE YOU COFFEE
IN JAIL THEY GIVE YOU TEA.
IN JAIL THEY GIVE YOU EVERYTHING,
EXCEPT THE DARN OLD KEY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
DON'T BE DISCOURAGED;
DON'T BE SAD OR BLUE,
JUST REMEMBER THE GIANT OAK
WAS ONCE A NUT LIKE YOU.
Submitter comment: WRITTEN IN 8TH GRADE AT ST. JOHN'S BY JOAN COREY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; JACKSON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1938
WHEN YOU'RE OLD AND THINK YOU'RE SWEET,
TAKE OFF YOUR SHOES AND SMELL YOUR FEET.
(SIGNED) WILLIAM PINARD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; JACKSON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
IF IN HEAVEN WE DO NOT MEET,
TOGETHER WE WILL STAND THE HEAT.
AND IF IT GETS EXTREMELY HOT,
PEPSI COLA HITS THE SPOT.
(SIGNED) MARGARET HAUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; JACKSON
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
WHEN YOU WERE A WEE WEE TOT,
YOUR MOTHER PUT YOU ON A WEE, WEE POT,
WHETHER YOU WENT WEE WEE OR NOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00001957 CA
POLICEMAN, POLICEMAN, DO YOUR DUTY.
HERE COMES DOROTHY THE AMERICAN BEAUTY.
SHE CAN DO THE RHUMBA, SHE CAN DO THE SPLITS,
SHE CAN LIFT HER DRESS UP HIGH ABOVE HER HIPS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00001957 CA
I SAW YOU IN THE OCEAN,
I SAW YOU IN THE SEA,
I SAW YOU IN THE BATHTUB,
OOPS, PARDON ME!
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1943
MARY, MARY IN THE TUB,
MARY FORGOT TO PUT IN THE PLUG.
OH, MY GOODNESS, OH, MY SOUL,
THERE GOES MARY DOWN THE HOLE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1943
TWO IN A HAMMOCK,
READY TO KISS,
WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,
THEY WENT LIKE THIS!
Submitter comment: THE WORD "THIS" IS WRITTEN UPSIDE DOWN.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1943
ASHES TO ASHES, DUST TO DUST,
IF IT WASN'T FOR MY ASS,
MY BELLY WOULD BUST.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): BUTTOCKS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 11-29-1967
I SEE YOU IN THE OCEAN,
I SEE YOU IN THE SEA,
I SEE YOU IN THE BATHTUB,
OOPS, PARDON ME!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 06-03-1959
WHEN YOU GET OLD AND OUT OF SHAPE,
REMEMBER THAT GIRDLES ARE JUST $2.98.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 09-00-1967
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB,
SHE FED HIM CASTOR OIL,
AND EVERY TIME HE JUMPED THE FENCE,
HE FERTILIZED THE SOIL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): LAXATIVE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1956
LATIN IS A DEAD LANGUAGE,
AS DEAD AS IT CAN BE,
FIRST IT KILLED THE ROMANS,
AND NOW IT'S KILLING ME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1956