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Jump-Rope Rhyme: Ductch Girl
I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue
And these are the things I used to do:
Salute to the captain curtsy to the queen,
And turn my back on a dirty submarine.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname and residence.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): Character Action Rhyme
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Dutch Girl
I'm a little Dutch girl
Dressed in blue
These are the things
I like to do
Salute to the captain
Curtsy to the queen
Turn my back on the mean old king.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTION RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Game Verse - Rope-jumping Rhyme
I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue,
These are the things I like to do,
Salute to the captain,
Curtsy to the queen,
Turn my back on the mean old king.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname.
Where learned: COLLECTED FROM SCHOOL FRIENDS
Keyword(s): ACTION RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump-Rope Rhyme
I'm a little Dutch girl
dressed in blue
These are the things I like to do
Bow to the captain
Curtsy to the queen
And touch the bottom of the submarine.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT COLLECTOR'S HOME
Keyword(s): ACTION RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Mississippi
Down the Mississippi where the boats go push
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I
(On "push," push a person out, repeat.)
Submitter comment:
Jump rope jingle.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTION RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
DOCTOR, DOCTOR, DO YOUR DUTY.
HERE COMES _____ THE BATHING BEAUTY.
SHE WIGGLES WHEN SHE WALKS
SHE CAN DO THE SPLIT
SHE WEARS HER SKIRT ABOVE HER KNEES
HOW MANY INCHES ABOVE HER KNEES?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; HOLDEN HALL ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-06-1967
Proverbial Saying
Curiosity killed the cat.
(usually answered with:)
Satisfaction brought it back.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added by TRD
James Callow comment:
Original BN [V300] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Not a Proverb?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; PLAYGROUND
Keyword(s): CAT ; CURIOSITY ; Killed ; PROVERB ; Resurrection ; Satisfaction ; Saying
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
IF A PREGNANT WOMAN'S FEMALE CHILD IS ATTRACTED TO A
MALE SHE HAS PREVIOUSLY DISLIKED, HER CHILD WILL BE A BOY.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): Attraction ; BELIEF ; Boy ; gender ; Girl ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY
James Callow Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-23-1973
A CHILD CONCEIVED ON THE QUARTER MOON WILL BE A BOY.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; BELZONI
Keyword(s): BELIEF ; Boy ; Conceived ; gender ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY
James Callow Keyword(s): FRACTION ; SEX DETERMINATION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Moon BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Number Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually |
Date learned: 09-00-1973
IF A LITTLE BOY IS ATTRACTED TO A PREGNANT WOMAN, HER
CHILD WILL BE A GIRL. IF A GIRL IS ATTRACTED TO THE
WOMAN, HER CHILD WILL BE A BOY.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): Attraction ; BELIEF ; Boy ; CHILD ; gender ; Girl ; PREDICTION ; PREGNANCY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth |
Date learned: 10-23-1973
Entry filtered.
LEGEND OF A SAINT
WHENEVER A GIRL HAS PROBLEMS TRYING TO FIND YOUNG MEN TO GO
OUT WITH SHE SHOULD REPEAT THE FOLLOWING OCCASIONALLY:
"ST. ANNE, ST. ANNE,
PLEASE SEND ME A MAN."
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM
Keyword(s): Attraction ; DATING ; Female ; Male ; Patron ; PRAYER ; Saint ; Saint Anne
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Religious hero BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 01-22-1968
Dutch Girl
I'm a little Dutch Girl
dressed in blue, these are
the things that I can do;
Bow the captain,
Cursty to the queen,
Tell you the initals of my
sweet dream. A,B,C, etc.
Submitter comment:
She used to say this when she played jump-rope.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Dutch Girl
I'm a littel Dutch girl dressed in blue.
These are the things I like to do.
Salute to he captin,
Curtsy to the queen,
Turn my back on the mean old king.
Submitter comment:
Informant and collect share the same surname.
Where learned: informant's home
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
I'm a little Dutch girl diressed in blue,
Here are the duties I used to do:
Salut toe the captain, courtesy to the queen,
Touch the bottom of the ocean green.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname.
Collect does not state what city or state the informant resides in.
Where learned: Told at informant's home.
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump-rope rime
I'm a little Dutch girl.
Dressed in red.
These are the things my faterh said:
Salute to the Captin
Cursty to the queen.
And turn my back on the mean old king.
Where learned: Told in Detroit
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Rope Jumping Rime
I'm a little dutch girl and I can do the kicks,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 little dutch girl and I can do the rounds, rounds,rounds.
Where learned: Learned from the street gand in S. Euclid, Ohio.
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse C760.560 |
Jump Rope Rhyme Dutch Girl
I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue
Theses are the things I used to do:
Salute to the captain
Bow to the queen
Turn my back on the mean ole king
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname.
Where learned: The collector does not state where it was learned.
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Little Dutch girl dressed in blue
I'm a little Dutch girl
Dressed in blue
Theses are the things I like to do:
Salute to the captain
Cursty to the queen
And turn my back
Upon the mean old king.
(school jump rope rhyme)
Data entry tech comment:
Informants does not say what city she lives.
Where learned: INFORMANT'S HOME
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme
I'm a little Dutch girl all
dressed in blue
There are three things I like to do
Salute to the captain
Cursty to the queen
Turn my back on the mean old king.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where the informant lives.
Where learned: Collector does not state where it was learned.
Keyword(s): ACTION ; CHARACTER ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |