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PLANTING RULE
IT IS A CUSTOM IN THE VILLAGE OF WENGEN, SWITZERLAND THAT YOU NEVER
PLANT BEANS WHILE THE MOON IS GROWING (THE PHASE FROM A NEW
MOON TO A FULL MOON). IF THIS RULE IS VIOLATED, THE BEANS
"JUST DON'T GROW."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD ; COLLECTORS HOME
Keyword(s): PLANTING CUSTOM
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant husbandry Farming |
Date learned: 10-28-1970
I'M CONCHITA BANANA
AND I'M HERE TO SAY
HOW TO GET RID OF YOUR TEACHER
THE EASY WAY
PUT A BANANA ON THE FLOOR
AND WATCH YOUR TEACHER
SLIDE OUT THE DOOR.
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, THE STAIRS SHE GOES
WHERE SHE LANDS KNOW ONE KNOWS
AND WHILE SHE'S GONE, THE KIDS HAVE FUN
DRINKING WHISKEY, BEER, AND RUM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANTI-TEACHER ; PARODY OF A COMMERCIAL JINGLE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
SONG
FROM THE HALLS OF BLESSED SACRAMENT
TO THE SHORES OF BUBBLE GUM BAY.
WE WILL FIGHT OUR COUNTRY'S TEACHERS
WITH SPIT BALLS, GUM, AND CLAY.
FIRST TO FIGHT FOR LUNCH AND RECESS,
THEN TO KEEP OUR DESKS A MESS.
WE ARE PROUD TO CLAIM THE TITLES
OF THE PESTS FROM B.S.S.
Submitter comment:
( SUNG TO "FROM THE HALLS OF MONTEZUMA" )
MARY BETH IS A STUDENT AT BLESSED SACRAMENT SCHOOL IN GRAND
RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. SHE TOLD ME THAT HER FRIENDS AT OTHER SCHOOLS
ALSO KNOW AND SING THIS SONG SUBSTITUTING THE NAME OF THEIR SCHOOL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAND RAPIDS
Keyword(s): ANTI-TEACHER ; SCHOOL SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
PARODY, SONG
MINE EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY OF THE BURNING OF THE SCHOOL.
WE HAVE HUNG ALL THE TEACHERS AND BROKEN ALL THE RULES.
NOW WE'RE MARCHING DOWN THE CORRIDOR TO GET THE PRINCIPAL.
THE SCHOOL IS BURNING DOWN.
GLORY, GLORY HALLELUIAH.
THE TEACHER HIT ME WITH THE RULER.
SO I SLAMMED HER ON THE BEAN WITH A ROTTEN TANGERINE,
AND THE WHOLE CLASS STARTED TO SCREAM.
Submitter comment: SUNG TO THE TUNE OF THE "BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC".
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): ANTI-SCHOOL SONG ; ANTI-TEACHER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
PARODY OF "BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC"
GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
TEACHER HIT ME WITH A RULER
I MET HER AT THE DOOR
WITH MY TRUSTY FORTY-FOUR
AND THERE AIN'T NO TEACHER ANYMORE.
Where learned: BUFFALO ; NEW YORK
Keyword(s): ANTI-TEACHER ; EUPHEMISM
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORED BY COLLECTOR.
THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN
THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN,
THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN
THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN
TO SEE WHAT HE COULD SEE.
" " " " " " "
" " " " " " "
THE BEAR WENT OVER THE MOUNTAIN
TO SEE WHAT HE COULD SEE.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN ( 3 TIMES )
WAS ALL THAT HE COULD SEE ( 3 TIMES )
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
WAS ALL THAT HE COULD SEE
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANTICLIMAX
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad Epic Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
RIDDLE
WHAT IS IT THAT WAS GIVEN TO YOU, THAT BELONGS TO YOU ONLY,
BUT THAT YOUR FRIENDS USE MORE THAN YOU?
YOUR NAME
Submitter comment: HEARD THIS IN DORMITORY
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): OPPOSITIONAL: ANTITHETICAL CONTRADICTIVE
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- True Riddle RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-27-1967
RIDDLE
WHAT HAS A CRANK UP FRONT AND A BUNCH OF LITTLE
NUTS IN THE BACK?
A CLASSROOM
Submitter comment: TOLD TO HER BY A FRIEND IN SCHOOL
Where learned: LETTER ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): ANTI-TEACHER ; PUN
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 11-09-1967
A HALF-TRUTH IS A WHOLE LIE.
Submitter comment: ORIGIN: FA(FATHER? FROM?) WILL RYAN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANTITHESIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
NEXT MORNING
NOCHES ALEGRES, MANANAS TRISTES; HAPPY NIGHTS, SAD MORNINGS
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THROUGH HIS STUDY OF SPANISH
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANTITHESIS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-05-1967
HARD HEAD
A HARD HEAD MAKES A SOFT TAIL
Submitter comment: A SAYING BY INFORMANTS PARENTS
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; TOLD AT
Keyword(s): ANTITHESIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 10-10-1969
VERSE FROM MURDER
LIZZY BORDON TOOK AN AX/
AND GAVE HER MOTHER FORTY WHACKS/
WHEN SHE SAW WHAT SHE HAD DONE/
SHE GAVE HER FATHER FORTY-ONE.
Submitter comment:
THE FOLLOWING VERSE CAME ABOUT AFTER A FAMOUS MURDER TOOK PLACE.
I AM NOT SURE OF THE SPELLING OF THE NAME.
Data entry tech comment: SPELLING CORRECTED BY KETPUNCHER
Where learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
Keyword(s): ANTICLIMAX ; NARRATIVE VERSE JUMP ROPE RHYME ; NONSEQUITUR ; RHYME: AABB ; SURPRISE ENDING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 11-22-1968
PARODY-JACK & JILL
KAISER BILL/WENT UP THE HILL/TO FETCH A PIECE OF FRANCE
KAISER BILL/RAN DOWN THE HILL /WITH BULLETS IN HIS PANTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): ANTICLIMAX ; CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-29-1968
LYRICAL VERSE- DAILY LIFE:
SING BEFORE YOU EAT. CRY BEFORE YOU SLEEP.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): ANTITHESIS ; CONTRAST ; ELLIPSIS ; IMPERFECT RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.330 |
Date learned: 04-02-1968
LIMERICK
THERE WAS AN OLD LADY FOM WOOSTER/WHO WAS OFTEN ANNOYED BY A ROOSTER.
SHE CUT OFF HIS HEAD/ UNTIL HE WAS DEAD/ AND NOW HE CAN'T CROW LIKE
HE USETER.
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): FEMININE RHYME ; IMPERFECT RHYME ; NONSENSE ANTICLIMAX ; RHYME: AABBA ; SLANG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 11-18-1968
NEW YEAR'S CUSTOM
DON'T HAVE WOMEN COMING TO YOUR HOUSE EARLY
IN THE MORNING OF NEW YEAR'S OR YOU WILL HAVE
BAD LUCK.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ANTIFEMINISM ; SEXISM
Date learned: 01-31-1971
NEW YEAR'S
IF A WOMAN SHOULD ENTER YOUR HOME FIRST
ON NEW YEAR'S, IT IS THOUGHT TO BRING BAD
LUCK FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED IN CHILDHOOD.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector share the same surname and place of residence.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; informant's home
Keyword(s): ANTIFEMINISM ; SEXISM
Date learned: 01-26-1971
WELSH SUPERSTITION
THE WELSH BELIEVE THAT THE FIRST PERSON TO COME INTO THE HOUSE
RIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT ON NEW YEAR'S EVE TELLS OR PREDICTS THE LUCK
THE HOUSEHOLD WILL HAVE. IF A MAN COMES IN, THE HOUSE WILL HAVE
GOOD LUCK. A WOMAN MEANS BAD LUCK.
Submitter comment:
THE REASON HE KNOWS OF THIS CUSTOM IS BECAUSE A LADY ASKS HIM TO
WALK INTO HER HOUSE EVERY YEAR AT MIDNIGHT SO THAT SHE WILL HAVE
GOOD LUCK.
Keyword(s): ANTIFEMINISM ; SEXISM
Entry filtered.
PROVERB
THE FOOL ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP HAS A BETTER VIEW THAN THE WISE MEN
IN THE VALLEY.
Keyword(s): ANTITHESIS
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 09-00-1970