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THE FOLLOWING ITEM IS A RHYMED ADVERTISEMENT WHICH APPEARED IN THE
NOVEMBER 6, 1975 ISSUE OF THE HAMTRAMCK "CITIZEN" NEWSPAPER:
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LET IT SNOW
LET IT SNOW
WILSON BOOTS
ARE READY TO GO
SIZES TO 13 WIDTHS AA-EEE
WILSON'S SHOES 9404 JOS. CAMPAU
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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.334 |
Date learned: 10-00-1975
THE FOLLOWING VERSE WAS REPEATED AFTER BEING INSULTED OR TEASED BY A
FELLOW PLAYMATE:
"I'M MADE OF RUBBER,
YOU'RE MADE OF GLUE,
EVERYTHING YOU SAY
BOUNCES OFF ME
AND STICKS TO YOU."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; IRREGULAR RHYME ; RETALIATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.334 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1975
WORK CHANT
WHEN LINING TRACK FOR THE RAILROAD THE MEN WOULD LINE UP AGAINST THE
TRACKS WITH TOOLS CALLED LINING BARS. WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE SIGNAL
FROM THE FOREMAN, ONE OF THE MEN OF THE CREW WOULD HOLLER,
"GIMME MUD." AT THIS POINT THEY'D ALL DIG THEIR LINING BARS
INTO THE GROUND NEXT TO THE TRACK. THEN ONE OF THE MEN WOULD
HOLLER, "CALL ON UNCLE JOE." WITH THIS SIGNAL, THEY'D ALL YELL
TOGETHER, "JOE," WHILE THEY PUSHED THE BAR AGAINST THE RAIL TO BEND
IT. IF THEY'D GO TOO FAR THE FOREMAN WOULD SIGNAL THE OTHER WAY.
WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN, THE MAN WHO INITIALLY HOLLERED WOULD STOP
THE CREW BY SAYING, "CHANGED OUR MINDS} TALK TO 'EM (MARTIN)."
THE CREW WOULD THEN SET THEIR LINING BARS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
RAIL, AND THE NEW MEN WOULD CHANT OUT THE SAME REFRAIN.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT IS MY UNCLE WHO IS ONLY TWO AND A HALF YEARS OLDER THAN
ME. HE LEARNED THIS CHANT WHILE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THE RAILROAD
FOR A FEW SUMMERS UP IN WISCONSIN AROUND A TOWN CALLED BURLINGTON,
WHILE HE WAS STILL IN COLLEGE.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.334 |
Date learned: 06-00-1965
TRADE RIME
"MY NAME IS JOHN JOHNSON,
I LIVE IN WISCONSIN.
I WORK IN THE LUMBER YARD THERE.
TO EVERY BODY I MEET
AS I WALK DOWN THE STREET,
I SAY __________
(REPEAT SONG)
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER SANG THIS TO ME ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO.
Where learned: SOUTH CAROLINA ; EDGEFIELD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.334 |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
NURSERY RHYME PARODY
HICKORY, DICKORY DOCK
TWO MICE RAN UP THE CLOCK
THE CLOCK STRUCK ONE
AND THE OTHER ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.334 |
Date learned: 02-19-1972
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"Let's go to bed," said sleepy-head;
"Let's wait a while," said Slow.
"Put on the pot," said Greedy-gut,
"We'll eat before we go."
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 C730.334 |
Children's Joke Verse or Mocking Verse
The child makes a companion look at something that isn't there; when the companion looks the jokester says:
I made you look
I made you look
I made you buy
A penny book.
Submitter comment:
Sometimes sung.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: NEW YORK CITY ; NEW YORK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.334 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse |