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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Go to sleep little baby,
Go to sleep little baby,
When you wake,
We'll play patty cake
And ride a skinny little pony.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Cradle song Lullaby Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1957
From others we can hide some things
We've thought and said and done;
We cannot hide them from the lord
He known them, everyone.
Where learned: GEORGIA ; Alberton
Keyword(s): poem
James Callow Keyword(s): knows
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1959
Proverbial Saying
A dimple in your cheek,
Many hearts you will seek.
A dimple in your chin,
Many hearts you will win.
Submitter comment:
My grandmother used to tell me this because I have a dimple in
my chin, and did not like it.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Puckett, Ohio, no. 12841: "A dimple on the chin, /
Many lovers you will win." -- Irish - Dutch - German informant.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
Keyword(s): Apothegm ; Cheek ; Dimple ; LOVE ; Maxim ; PROVERB
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Marriage |
Date learned: 00001950S
ANIMAL KINGDOM
OF ALL THE ANIMALS IN THE KINGDOM, I'D RATHER BE A PANTHER,
I'LL CURL MY TAIL OVER MY BACK AND RUN ALL OVER INDIANA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Animal |
Entry filtered.
WHO SHALL I MARRY?
DOCTOR, LAWYER, MERCHANT, CHIEF,
RICHMAN, POORMAN, BEGGARMAN, THIEF?
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-16-1973
PEAS PORRIDGE HOT,
PEAS PORRIDGE COLD,
PEAS PORRIDGE IN THE POT
NINE DAYS OLD.
Where learned: OHIO ; TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; BRYAN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-16-1973
PINK, PINK YOU STINK
YELLOW, YELLOW KISS A FELLOW
BLUE, BLUE GOD LOVES YOU
RED, RED WET THE BED
WHITE, WHITE GET MARRIED TONIGHT
BROWN, BROWN WEAR YOUR BRITCHES UPSIDE DOWN
BLACK, BLACK SIT ON A TACK
GOLD, GOLD YOU LOOK LIKE A MOLE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): COLORS ; INTERNAL RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 10-28-1973
Entry filtered.
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATO,
THREE POTATO, FOUR.
FIVE POTATO, SIX POTATO,
SEVEN POTATO; OR.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): COUNTING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 12-05-1973
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
PUDDINTANG, ASK ME
AGAIN AND I'LL TELL YOU THE SAME.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 11-23-1973
Belief: Children's Song
WHEN WALKING DOWN THE STREET SOME CHILDREN WILL CAREFULLY WATCH
WHERE THEY STEP AND SAY, "IF YOU STEP ON A CRACK YOUR MOTHER'S
GOT A BROKEN BACK, AND IF YOU STEP ON A LINE YOUR FATHER DRINKS
WINE.
Submitter comment:
I USED TO PLAY THIS GAME.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated on 12-01-2010 / Motifs and Keywords added by TRD
Keyword(s): ALCOHOL ; Back ; BELIEF ; CHILDHOOD ; CHILDREN ; Crack ; Father ; GAME ; Line ; MOTHER ; RHYME ; SONG ; Spine ; SUPERSTITION ; VERSE ; Wine
James Callow Keyword(s): COUNTING
Date learned: 00001958-00001966
Belief: Children's Song
STEP ON A CRACK (AS IN A SIDEWALK) (SIC) BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs and Keywords added by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; ASSUMED
Keyword(s): Back ; BELIEF ; CHILDHOOD ; CHILDREN ; Crack ; GAME ; MOTHER ; RHYME ; SONG ; Spine ; SUPERSTITION ; VERSE
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.533 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Curse |
Date learned: 06-00-1972
Proverbial Saying
Dimples:
A dimple in your cheek, Gentle and Meek.
A dimple in your chin, Devil within.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: Anonymous
Keyword(s): Apothegm ; DEVIL ; Dimple ; Gentle ; Maxim ; Meek ; PROVERB ; Saying ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Marriage |
The coon and the possum had a fight
They had a mighty scratchin'
The turkey gobbler ran so fast
The rooster ran a laughin'
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |