The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Entertainment: Song

Hush-A-Bye:

Hush a bye, don't you cry, go to sleep little baby.

When you wake, you will find, all the pretty little horses.

Black ones and bays, white ones and grays, all the pretty little horses.

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Keyword(s): BABY ; Bay ; Black ; COLOR ; Dapple ; Entertainment ; Gray ; HORSE ; LULLABY ; SONG ; White

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Proverb

Goldfish:

In a world where all is water, who can tell when goldfish weep?

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I found these words written on the wall of MRI 305 with no author.

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Keyword(s): ; Apothegm ; Cry ; Goldfish ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; VERSE ; WATER ; Weep

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Maxim

Album Rhyme:

On this page in memory pressed,

May my name forever rest.

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I can remember writing this in grade school friends' autograph books.

Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Maxim ; PROVERB ; RHYME ; Saying ; Signature ; VERSE

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Red Hots

Hot Dog vendors often yell this phrase at baseball, football, basketball, etc, any sports activity, when trying to sell their weiner: "get your red-hots right here!"

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Where learned: Anonymous

Keyword(s): BASEBALL ; Basketball ; Football ; Hot ; Hot Dog ; Red ; SALE ; Sell ; SPORTS ; Vendor

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Language: Rhyme

Love Rhyme:

Remember the old, remember the new.

Remember the guy, who wrote "I Love You."

Submitter comment:

This rhyme was given to me by a grade school "boyfriend"

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Keyword(s): Language ; LOVE ; New ; Old ; Remember ; RHYME ; VERSE

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Language: Rhyme

Roses Rhyme:

Roses are red, Violets are blue.

Sugar is sweet, And so are you.

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This is a rhyme that is familiar to most everyone who has heard a "roses are red" rhyme...

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Keyword(s): Blue ; COLOR ; Language ; poem ; Red ; RHYME ; Roses ; Sugar ; Sweet ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

I wish you luck, I wish you joy, I wish you first a baby boy.

And when his hair begins to curl, I wish you then a baby girl.

And when her hair is straight and thin, I wish you next a set of twins.

And when they're crawling on the floor, for heanev's sake, don't have any more!

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; BABY ; Boy ; Crawl ; Curl ; Floor ; Girl ; HAIR ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Straight ; THIN ; TWINS ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Cynical Autograph Rhyme;

Roses are red, Violets are green.

You have a shape like a submarine.

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; COLOR ; Cynical ; FLOWERS ; poem ; Red ; RHYME ; Roses ; Signature ; Submarine ; VERSE ; Violets

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Autograph Rhyme

Roses are red, leaves are green.

You have a shape like a submarine.

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; COLOR ; Cynical ; FLOWERS ; Green ; Leaves ; Red ; RHYME ; Roses ; Signature ; Submarine ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Autograph rhyme;

Yours till the Mississippi wears rubber pants.

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Mississippi ; Pants ; PUN ; RHYME ; River ; Rubber ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Autographs Rhyme:

U R

2 Sweet

2 B

4 got 10

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Keyword(s): Arithmetic ; AUTOGRAPH ; NUMBERS ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhymes:

This page is yellow, so is cheese, well!

What's a kiss, without the squeeze.

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Cheese ; KISS ; RHYME ; Signature ; Squeeze ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

As sure as the grass grows around the stump, you are my darling sugar lump.

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme:

When at this book you chance to look,

And have to turn it round,

Remember the girl who spoiled your book,

...by writing upside down...

[The last line is written upside down]

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; poem ; RHYME ; Signature ; Upside-down ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

When you get married and your husband gets cross,

Pick up the rolling pin and say "I'm Boss!"

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Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH ; Boss ; HUSBAND ; Married ; poem ; RHYME ; Rolling Pin ; Signature ; VERSE ; Wife

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Autograph Verse

Album Rhymes:

Your's till "My Country Gentleman" climbs the "Saturday Evening Post" and yells for "Liberty"

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; MAGAZINE ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Verse:

Yours till the windows have pains.

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Devotion ; Pains ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; Signature ; VERSE ; Windows ; WORDPLAY

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme:

Yours till the train smokes

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Devotion ; Signature ; VERSE

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme:

Yours till the kitchen sinks.

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; Devotion ; Kitchen ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; Signature ; Sink ; WORDPLAY

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Autograph Rhyme

Album Rhyme:

I'm yours till hotdogs have pups and corn have ears.

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Keyword(s): Album ; AUTOGRAPH ; CORN ; Dogs ; EARS ; Hot Dogs ; PLAY ON WORDS ; PUN ; Puppies ; Pups ; RHYME ; Signature ; VERSE ; WORDPLAY

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