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OCTOBER GAVE A PARTY
OCTOBER GAVE A PARTY
THE LEAVES BY HUNDREDS CAME
THE CHESTNUT, OAK, AND MAPLE
AND LEAVES OF EVERY NAME
THE SUNSHINE SPREAD THE CARPET
AND EVERYTHING LOOKED GRAND
MISS WEATHER LED THE DANCING
PROFESSOR WIND THE BAND
THE CHESTNUTS CAME IN YELLOW
THE OAK IN CRIMSON DRESS
THE LOVELY MRS. MAPLE
IN SCARLET LOOKED HER BEST
ALL DANCED TO THEIR PARTNERS
AND GAILY FLUTTERED BY
THE SWEET ONE LIKE A RAINBOW
NEW-FALLEN FROM THE SKY
THEN IN THE RUSTIC BILLOW
AT HIDE AND SEEK THEY PLAYED
THE PARTY BROKE AT SUNDOWN
BUT STILL THE LEAVES ALL STAYED
PROFESSOR WIND PLAYED LOUDER
THEY FLEW ALONG THE GROUND
AND HERE THE PARTY ENDED
WITH A JOLLY OLD HAND ROUND
Submitter comment:
THIS SONG WAS LEARNED BY MY AUNT FROM HER MOTHER WHEN SHE WAS
SIX YEARS OLD.
Where learned: OHIO ; MASSILLON
James Callow Keyword(s): AUTUMN ; PERSONIFICATION
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 11-00-1973
SIGNATURES
YOURS TILL THE UNITED STATES DRINKS CANADA DRY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN. CANADA DRY II BRAND OF SOFT DRINK.
| Subject headings: | Z210 |
Date learned: 09-00-1973
SIGNATURES
YOURS TILL CATS KILL MOUNTAINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN ON CATSKILL MOUNTAINS
| Subject headings: | Z210 |
Date learned: 09-00-1973
PROVERB
MUCH CRY, LITTLE WOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS ; SHEEP
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-00-1973
TONGUE-TWISTERS
MANY MEN OF MANY MINDS, MANY BIRDS OF MANY KINDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DIVERSITY ; ELLIPSIS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Date learned: 09-00-1973
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
REMEMBER GRANT, REMEMBER LEE, THE HECK WITH THEM, REMEMBER ME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): HISTORICAL CHARACTERS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Remember me |
Date learned: 09-00-1973
A BAG OF CHARMS, CALLED AN ASP, WAS A VERY POPULAR SUPERSTITION
AMONG SOUTHERN BLACKS. IT SUPPOSEDLY KEPT ALL BAD THINGS AWAY FROM
YOU. IT IS SUPPOSED TO GUARD YOUR HEALTH. THE INGREDIENTS,
ALTHOUGH UNKNOWN, WERE VERY FOUL SMELLING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): AMULET ; ASAFETIDA ? ; NEGRO
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color BELIEF -- Bad luck P882.1 |
Date learned: 11-02-1972
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A SUPERSTITION IN OUR FAMILY WHILE PLAYING CARDS IS THAT IF YOU SIT
WITH YOUR PARTNER THE SAME DIRECTION THE BATHTUB SITS, THEN YOU
WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Household furniture and utensil BELIEF -- Good luck P881.6 |
Date learned: 09-22-1972
AN ITCHING RIGHT HAND PALM IS A SIGN OF GOOD LUCK WHILE AN ITCHING
LEFT PALM IS A SIGN OF FINANCIAL LOSS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet BELIEF -- Good luck BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 10-15-1972
WHEN YOU CUT A DECK OF CARDS AND THE ACE OF SPADES SHOWS UP, THIS
SIGNIFIES DEATH.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SYMBOL
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. Observation Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 10-29-1972
THROWING SALT OVER YOUR SHOULDER BREAKS ANY BAD LUCK THAT YOU HAVE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): POSITION DIRECTION
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mineral BELIEF -- Conversions P883.17 SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 11-00-1972
A TRADITION IN THE OLD COUNTRY WAS AFTER CHRISTMAS DINNER THEY
BROUGHT THE FOOD LEFT ON THE TABLE INTO THE BARNS FOR THE COWS TO EAT.
THE COWS WOULD NOT TOUCH THE FOOD UNTIL 12:00 O'CLOCK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMALS
Date learned: 11-00-1972
MUSHROOMS OR TOADSTOOLS RUBBED ON WARTS MAKE THEM DISAPPEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSFER
Date learned: 11-19-1972
WEARING GARLIC, OR HAVING IT IN YOUR POSSESSION DRIVES AWAY EVIL
SPIRITS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): EXORCISM
| Subject headings: | Food Drink -- Flavoring BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Devil Demon BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Magic of Speech, Sign, Color |
Date learned: 11-19-1972
QUESTION. HOW DO YOU PUT FOUR ELEPHANTS IN A VOLKSWAGON?
ANSWER. TWO IN THE FRONT AND TWO IN THE BACK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; SIZE HUMOR
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 10-17-1972
TOAST
THROUGH THE TEETH AND OVER THE GUMS,
LOOKOUT STOMACH, HERE IT COMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
James Callow Keyword(s): APOSTROPHE ; MOCK GRACE BEFORE EATING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 10-17-1972
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REMEMBERING
IF YOU FORGET SOMETHING TAKE THREE STEPS BACK TO REMEMBER.
HE WAS TOLD THIS BY HIS GRANDMOTHER WHEN HEWAS LITTLE.
Where learned: DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): DIRECTION POSITION ; HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 10-00-1972