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IN FLORIDA THEY GROW ORANGES,
IN CALIFORNIA TOO.
BUT ONLY OUR DEAR MICHIGAN
CAN PRODUCE A PEACH LIKE YOU!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): IN PLACE OF MICHIGAN ANY STATE OR PLACE COULD BE LISTED.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THERE ARE TULIPS IN THE GARDEN,
THERE ARE TULIPS IN THE PARK.
BUT THE TULIPS I LIKE BEST,
ARE TULIPS IN THE DARK.
Submitter comment:
I READ THIS IN AUTOGRAPH BOOKS AND WROTE IT IN
AUTOGRAPH BOOKS MYSELF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FERNDALE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
Date learned: 10-17-1967
ROSES ARE RED
VIOLETS ARE BLACK
I WISH YOU HAD
A KNIFE IN YOUR BACK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SICK HUMOR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00001961-1962
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WHEN THE GOLDEN SUN IS SETTING
AND YOUR MIND FROM CARE IS FREE
WHILE OF OTHERS YOU ARE THINKING
WON'T YOU SOMETIMES THINK OF ME?
YOURS TIL THE MONKEY CLIMS
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST!
Submitter comment: ENTRY IN AUTOGRAPH BOOK OF MARION HOLMES PETERSON
James Callow Keyword(s): MAGAZINE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Friendship |
I LOVE COFFEE, I LOVE TEA
MOST OF ALL I LOVE VICTORY.
KEEP THE GARDEN GROWING
BY THE DAILY TASK OF HOEING.
TO HELP THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY THAT ARE LAZY
WHILE YOU IN THE FIELD GET HAZY
YOUR FOR VICTORY
Where learned: OHIO, ASSUMED ; Norwalk
James Callow Keyword(s): WAR SLOGANS VICTORY GARDENS WORLD WAR II
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Good wishes (sincere) |
Date learned: 07-11-1943
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ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BIGGER
TWO MORE LEGS, AND YOU'D LOOK LIKE TRIGGER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): TRIGGER=ROY ROGERS' HORSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Roses are red and other such associations |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
ROSES ARE RED, VIOLETS ARE BLUE,
YOU HAVE A NOSE LIKE A B-32 (B-52?)
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): BOMBER PLANE USED DURING WORLD WAR II
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Roses are red and other such associations |
Date learned: 10-10-1967
2 SWEET
2 DRINK
4 ROSES
Data entry tech comment:
Updated 11.10.13 by TRD
James Callow comment:
WRITTEN AS AN ADDITION PROBLEM.
4 Roses is a wine/whiskey
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Wordplay, Mathematics, Addition, Slang
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Translations, plays on words, symbol writing |
Date learned: 10-05-1971
2 YOUNG
2 DRINK
4 ROSES
Data entry tech comment:
Updated on 11.10.13 by TRD
James Callow comment:
WRITTEN AS AN ADDITION PROBLEM
4 Roses is a wine/whiskey
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Wordplay, Pun, Addition, Mathematics
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Translations, plays on words, symbol writing |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB,
THE DOCTORS WERE SURPRISED.
BUT THEY WERE EVEN MORE SURPRISED,
WHEN MAC DONALD HAD A FARM.
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK ; WILLIAMSVILLE
James Callow Keyword(s): BIRTH CONNOTATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 06-00-1965
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP
A BAG OF CANDY AT MY FEET.
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
YOU'LL KNOW I DIED OF A STOMACH ACHE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY ON A CHILDREN'S PRAYER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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
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WHEN I DIE AND GO ABOVE,
I WILL SEE THE BOYS YOU USED TO LOVE,
WHEN YOU DIE AND GO BELOW,
YOU WILL SHOVEL COAL FOR THE B & O.
Where learned: OHIO ; CLEVELAND
James Callow Keyword(s): B & O IS (OR WAS) A RAILROAD, BALTIMORE & OHIO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
MY LOVE FOR YOU WILL HEAD MY LIST,
SO THINK OF ME WHEN YOU DO THE TWIST.
Submitter comment: HE IS MY FATHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): TWIST=A DANCE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
MY FATHER IS A BUTCHER,
MY MOTHER CUTS THE MEAT,
I'M JUST A LITTLE WINNIE (WEENIE)
RUNNING AROUND THE STREET.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): WEENIE=FRANKFURTER HOTDOG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
ALBUMS ARE RECORDS KEPT BY DAMES
TO SHOW US THAT THEIR FRIENDS
CAN WRITE THEIR NAMES.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): SEXISM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 10-20-1967
YOUR MOTHER IS THE BUTCHER,
YOUR FATHER CUTS THE MEAT,
AND YOU'RE THE LITTLE WEENIE
THAT RUNS AROUND THE STREET.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): FRANKFURTER WIENER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Wisecracks, gags, silly stories, insults |
Date learned: 00-00-1935