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I SCREAM
YOU SCREAM
WE ALL SCREAM
FOR ICE CREAM.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; NORTH QUAD 105
Keyword(s): FINAL ITERATION ; FOOD ; RHYME: AAAA
James Callow Keyword(s): AMPHIBRACH (LINES 3 AND 4) ; TROCHAIC MONOMETER (LINES 1 AND 2)
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 11-06-1971
RHYME, COUNTING OUT
1
THIS OLD MAN
HE PLAYED ONE
HE PLAYED KNICK-KNACK
ON MY THUMB,
CHORUS
WITH A KNICK-KNACK
PADDY-WHACK
GIVE YOUR DOG A BONE,
THIS OLD MAN CAME ROLLING HOME.
Submitter comment:
THE OTHER VERSES FOLLOW THE SAME PATTERN AND ARE ALL FOLLOWED
BY THE CHORUS:
2 HE PLAYED TWO - ON MY SHOE, (CH.
3 HE PLAYED THREE - IN A TREE, (CH.
4 HE PLAYED FOUR - ON MY DOOR, (CH.
5 HE PLAYED FIVE - ON A HIVE, (CH.
6 HE PLAYED SIX - WITH SOME STICKS, (CH.
7 HE PLAYED SEVEN - UP IN HEAVEN, (CH.
8 HE PLAYED EIGHT - ON MY GATE, (CH.
9 HE PLAYED NINE - ALL THE TIME, (CH.
10 HE PLAYED TEN - ON HIS HEN, (CH.
Keyword(s): CHAIN ; COUNTING ; INITIAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | -- |
PRAYER
GOD BE IN MY HEAD AND IN MY UNDERSTANDING,
GOD BE IN MY EYES AND IN MY LOOKING,
GOD BE IN MY MOUTH AND IN MY SPEAKING,
GOD BE IN MY HEART AND IN MY THINKING,
GOD BE IN MY END AND IN MY DEPARTING.
Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION MEDIAL ITERATION RELIGION
James Callow Keyword(s): FEMININE RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 03-07-1970
PATTYCAKE SONG
MARY MACK, MACK, MACK,
ALL DRESSED IN BLACK, BLACK, BLACK,
WITH SILVER BUTTONS, BUTTONS, BUTTONS,
DOWN HER BACK, BACK, BACK.
SHE ASKED HER MOTHER, MOTHER, MOTHER,
FOR FIFTY CENTS, CENTS, CENTS,
TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS, ELEPHANTS, ELEPHANTS,
JUMP THE FENCE, FENCE, FENCE,
THEY JUMPED SO HIGH, HIGH, HIGH,
THEY REACHED THE SKY, SKY, SKY.
THEY DIDN'T COME BACK, BACK, BACK,
TILL THE FOURTH OF JULY, JULY, JULY.
Submitter comment:
WHEN ASKED BY THE INSTRUCTOR IF THIS WAS A SONG, THE COLLECTOR SAID
YES, BUT WITH PATTYCAKE MOTIONS.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION FINAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Singing Dancing Marching Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-02-1967
GOOD SILVER, GOOD MEAT,
GOOD GOD, LET'S EAT.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): PARODY HUMOR BLESSING
James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION
LOVE
I AM LOVED FOR WHAT I AM, AND I AM LOVED BECAUSE I AM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 03-12-1972
SAYING
I CAME TO THE END OF MY ROPE AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO TIE A KNOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN
Keyword(s): DESPERATION ; METAPHOR
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: DATE UNKNOWN
PROVERB
IF YOU HAVE COLD HANDS, YOU HAVE A WARM HEART.
Where learned: TOLD AT INFORMANTS HOME
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST ; TEMPERATURE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-17-1970
PROVERB
IF SPEECH WAS SILVER, SILENCE WOULD BE GOLD.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; OBSERVATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY THE COLLECTOR
IF THE 24TH OF AUGUST BE BRIGHT AND CLEAR,
IF THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST BE UNUSUALLY WARM,
THE WINTER WILL BE WHITE, COLD, AND LONG
THEN HOPE FOR A PROSPEROUS AUTUMN THAT YEAR.
Where learned: DETROIT, ASSUMED ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): COLOR ; METONYMY: WHITE FOR SNOW ; TEMPERATURE
Date learned: 02-15-1968
IF MEN CAN FLY THE SKY LIKE BIRDS,
IF MEN CAN SWIM THE SEA LIKE FISH- -
WHY CAN'T MEN WALK THE EARTH LIKE MEN.
Data entry tech comment: COLLECTOR'S LINE DIVISIONS CHANGED BY KEYPUNCHER
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, ASSUMED ; THEOLOGY
Keyword(s): AIRPLANES ; ALLITERATION. ; BOATS ; VERSE.
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
IF YOUR HEAD IS WAX DON'T WALK IN THE SUN.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): HUMOR
James Callow Keyword(s): ADVICE: NEGATIVE ; STAY OUT OF DANGER IF YOU'RE VULNERABLE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-01-1968
"I SEE," SAID THE BLIND MAN TO THE DEAF DOG AS THEY WALKED ALONG.
Where learned: INDIANA ; University of Notre Dame
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRADICTION
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Formula tale PROVERB -- Wellerism Quotation |
Date learned: 02-04-1971
I SINK LIKE A STONE WHEN I SWIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): METAPHOR, ALLITERATION, SWIMMING, OBSERVATION, CONTRADICTION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
PROVERB
LARGER SHIPS
MAY VENTURE MORE.
LITTLE BOATS
MUST STAY NEAR SHORE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION FOR CONTRAST ; CONTRAST ; RIME ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 07-17-1964
PROVERBIAL APOTHEGM MAXIM
LAUGH BEFORE BREAKFAST; CRY BEFORE BEDTIME.
Submitter comment: SCOTTISH.
Where learned: INFORMANTS PLACE OF OCCUPATION - DETROIT BOARD OF
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; PARALLEL STRUCTURE.
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 03-17-1970
PROVERB - - OMEN - - BELIEF
LAUGH BEFORE BREAKFAST, CRY BEFORE SLEEP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; PARALLELISM
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 04-00-1970
PROVERB
WER DEN SCHADEN HAT, BRAUCHT FURDEN SPOTT NICHT ZU SORGEN.
THE LAUGH IS ALWAYS ON THE LOSER.
Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; GERMAN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 12-05-1965
SPANISH PROBERB
"EN BOCCA CERRADA NO QUE LO HACE"
"DON'T OPEN HOUR MOUTH OR FLIES WILL GET IN
"IF YOU ARE CAREFUL CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU SAY, YOU WON'T GET INTO
TROUBLE."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 03-20-1968
"AYA ONVAOZEGH'OE PIE' ZA' WH'ZEA N' WO'ZES IA' O'E GA'VN.
IF YOU ARE MIXED UP WITH BAD COMPANY, YOU TOO BECOME THE SAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR