The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

I'M A DUTCH GIRL DRESSED IN BLUE, THSES ARE THE THINGS THAT I USED TO
DO: SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN, COURTSEY TO THE KING, TURN MY BACK TO THE
DIRTY SUBMARINE.

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER

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I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL AND I CAN DO THE KICK, KICKS, KICKS, / I'M A
LITTLE DUTCH GIRL AND I CAN DO THE SPLITS, SPLITS, SPLITS./ I'M A
LITTLE DUTCH GIRL AND I CAN DO THE DOWNS, DOWNS, DOWNS,./ I'M A LITTL
DUTCH GIRL AND I CAN DO THE ROUND, ROUND ROUNDS.

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER

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I'M A LITTLE DUTCH GIRL DRESSED IN BLUE./ AND THESE ARE THE THINGS I
USED TO DO: SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN, COURTSEY TO THE QUEEN, AND TURN MY
BACK ON A DIRTY SUBMARINE.

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER

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I HAD A LITTLE BABY, HIS NAME WAS TINY TIM/ PUT HIM IN THE BATHTUB TO
TEACH HIM HOW TO SWIM/ HE DRANK ALL THE WATER, HE ATE ALL THE SOAP/
HE DIED LAST NIGHT FROM A BUBBLE IN HIS THROAT./ I CALLED THE DOCTOR.
I CALLED THE NURSE./ I CALLED THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE./ IN
CAMETHE DOCTOR (ANOTHER JUMPS IN)/ IN CAME THE NURSE (ANOTHER JUMPS I
IN CAME THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE (ANOTHER JUMPS IN) OUT WENT
THE DOCTOR (ONE JUMPS OUT)/ OUT WENT THE NURSE (ANOTHER JUMPS OUT)/
OUT WENT THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER

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I LOVE COFFEE, I LOVE TEA, I WANT SOMEONE TO JUMP WITH ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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I LOVE COFFEE, I LOVE TEA. I WANT ----TO JUMP WITH ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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L LIKE COFFEE, I LIKE TEA. I'D LIKE---TO JUMP WITH ME. I HATE COFFEE,
I HATE TEA. I'S HATE ---- TO JUMP WITH ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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I LIKE COFFE, I LIKE TEA. I'D LIKE ----TO JUMP WITH ME. I HATE COFFEE
I HATE TEA, I'D HATE ---TO JUMP WITH ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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I LIKE COFFEE, I LIKE TEA, I WANT SOMEONE TO JUMP WITH ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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I SING A SONG THAT'S NOT VERY LONG AND WHEN I HAVE FINISHED GINNY SHA
CHASE ME.

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

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Etymology

Origin of Name:

Hungry Mother State Park gets its name from the little boy who is said to have been found wandering through the park (which was at the time only pasture) crying and saying "Hungry, Mother." Later the child's mother was found dead.

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Motifs added by TRD

Keyword(s): CHILD ; Dead ; ETYMOLOGY ; HUNGRY ; Legend ; MOTHER ; NAME ; Origin ; Pasture

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Etymology

Origin of name:

Cornersville, TN gets its name from the fact that it is located in the corner of four counties.

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Keyword(s): Cornersville, Counties ; ETYMOLOGY ; Language ; NAME ; Origin ; REGIONAL ; Tennessee ; WORD

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Saying

Stubborn as a billygoat

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Keyword(s): Billygoat ; Goat ; Language ; METAPHOR ; Saying ; SIMILE ; Stubborn

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Saying

Blind as a bat.

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

Keyword(s): Bat ; BLIND ; Language ; METAPHOR ; Saying ; SIMILE

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Custom

Pounding a preacher is a Methodist custom of welcoming a new preacher by having a fellowship supper and at the end surprising him with the homemade gifts each person has brought.

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Keyword(s): Covered ; CUSTOM ; Dish ; Fellowship ; FOOD ; Gathering ; GIFTS ; Homemade ; Potluck ; Pounding ; Preacher ; RITUAL ; Supper ; SURPRISE ; tradition

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JUMP-ROPE RHYME

JUMP ALL TOGETHER GIRLS,
JUST LIKE THE WEATHER GIRLS:
JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH APRIL, MAY, JUNE, JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER.

Submitter comment:

AS EACH MONTH IS CALLED, EACH GIRL JUMPS IN FOR THE MONTH OF HER BIRTHDAY. THE RHYME IS REPEATED AND THE GIRLS JUMP OUT IN THE SAME ORDER.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname and place of residence.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; informant's home

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

Date learned: 03-01-1971

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JUMP ROPE SONG

KEEP THE KETTLE BOILING, EMPTY ROPE(')S A MISS.

(BEFORE THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU GOES OUT, YOU JUMP IN, OR ELSE YOU MISS.)

Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND

Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME

Date learned: 00001967 FALL

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LAST NIGHT, THE NIGHT BEFORE,
TWENTY-FOUR ROBBERS CAME TO MY DOOR.
THEY STOLE MY WATCH
AND THEY STOLE MY RING
AND THEN THEY ALL BEGAN TO SING.

LADY, OLD LADY TURN AROUND
LADY, OLD LADY TOUCH THE GROUND
LADY, OLD LADY SHOW YOUR SHOW
LADY, OLD LADY SHISHKABOO.

Where learned: NOT RECORDED

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME

Date learned: 03-20-1968

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ROPE JUMPING RIME

LAST NIGHT, THE NIGHT BEFORE
TWENTY-FOUR ROBBERS CAME TO MY DOOR.
THEY STOLE MY WATCH
THEY STOLE MY RING
AND THEN THEY ALL BEGAN TO SING.
LADY O LADY, TURN AROUND
LADY O LADY, TOUCH THE GROUND
LADY O LADY SHOW YOUR SHOE
LADY O LADY SHISHKAPOO.

Submitter comment:

INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD PLAYMATES IN HAMMOND, INDIANA.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; FOLEY HALL

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME

Date learned: 03-30-1967

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JUMP ROPE JINGLE

I'M A LITTLE SAILOR GIRL ALL DRESSED IN BLUE
THESE ARE THE THINGS I LIKE TO DO.
SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN, BOW TO THE QUEEN.
TOUCH THE BOTTOM OF THE SUBMARINE.
I CAN DO THE HULA, I CAN DO THE SPLITS.
I CAN DO THE RUMBA (RHUMBA) JUST LIKE THIS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): ACTION-RHYME ; CHARACTER

Date learned: 00-00-1965

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