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HANDS
THE INFORMANT BELIEVES THAT YOU SHOULDN'T WASTE TIME COUNTING
THE STARS. NOT ONLY IS IT AN INFINITE TASK BUT ALSO YOU ARE REWARDED
WITH STAR MARKS ON YOUR PALMS.
Keyword(s): CAUSE ; HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Star BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 03-15-1967
HICCUPS
TO GET RID OF HICCUPS, THE BLADE OF A KNIFE
SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE TONGUE
BY ANOTHER PERSON AND THE TONGUE
SHOULD BE KEPT EXTENDED WITH THE KNIFE ON IT.
Submitter comment: FROM MOTHER
Where learned: HOME
Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 11-05-1967
VOMITING
THE VICTIM IS KNEELING BY THE TOILET,
TRYING TO VOMIT,
WHEN HE STARTS TO HEAVE,
PUT YOUR KNEE IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK
AND LOCK YOUR HANDS AROUND HIS STOMACH AND PULL.
THIS RELIEVES STOMACH PAINS
AND HELPS TO GET MORE OUT.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): STOMACH AILMENTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
VOMITING
WHEN YOU HAVE FOOD POISONING AND VOMIT,
DRINK A GLASS OF WATER WITH A TEASPOONFUL
OF APPLE CIDER VINEGAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): FOOD POISONING ; STOMACH AILMENTS
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 03-10-1971
WOUNDS
IN UKRAINE IT IS BELIEVED THAT IF YOU SPEAK OF ANOTHER'S OPERATION
OR WOUNDS AND DEMONSTRATE ON YOUR OWN BODY THEIR LOCATION
THE SAME WILL HAPPEN TO YOU.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT RECEIVED INFORMATION
PASSED ON FROM GRANDPARENTS IN THE UKRAINE.
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): HOMEOPATHIC ; TRANSFERENCE
| Subject headings: | DRAMA -- Secular BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 10-01-1967
SUPERSTITION
IF YOU MOVE INTO A BRAND NEW HOUSE, THERE WILL BE A DRASTIC CHANGE
IN THE FAMILY (BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): OMEN ASSOCIATED WITH NEWNESS.
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
RIDDLE
LITTLE WILLIE LIT A ROCKET
WHICH WAS IN HIS DADDY'S POCKET
THE NEXT DAY HE TOLD HIS COUSIN DAN
DADDY IS A TRAVELING MAN .
Where learned: DETROIT
Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM ; HUMOR ; RHYME: AABB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
NONSENSE RHYME
THE OTHER NIGHT UPON THE STAIR,
I SAW A MAN WHO WASN'T THERE.
HE WASN'T THERE AGAIN TODAY.
GEE WHIZ, I WISH HE'D GO AWAY.
Where learned: ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 10-00-1967
HELEN
HELEN HAD A STEAMBOAT
STEAMBOAT HAD A BELL
HELEN PULLED THE WRONG CORD
AND BLOW US ALL TO HELLO OPERATOR,
GIVE ME NUMBER NINE
IF IT DOES NOT ANSWER
GIVE ME BACK MY DIME
Submitter comment:
SUNG TO A TUNE BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF EXPLAINING.
I CANNOT THINK OF A FAMOUS SONG WITH THIS TUNE.
Data entry tech comment: EUPHEMISM FOR HELL IN LINE FOUR
Where learned: FERNDALE ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): RHYME: ABA ; TELEPHONE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
RIME
IVORY SOAP,
SEE IT FLOAT
DOWN THE RIVER
LIKE A BOAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
Keyword(s): BATHTUB VERSE ; RHYME: ABA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
CHILD'S RHYME
I'M DIRTY BILL FROM VINEGAR HILL
NEVER HAD A BATH AND NEVER WILL.
Where learned: ONTARIO ; OAKVILLE
Keyword(s): RHYME: AA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
VERSE WITHOUT MUSIC "LUCY"
LUCY MET THE TRAIN
THE TRAIN MET LUCY
THE TRACK WAS JUICY
THE JUICE WAS LUCY
Keyword(s): CHIASMUS ; EUPHEMISM ; FEMININE RHYME ; FINAL ITERATION ; INITIAL ITERATION ; RHYME: ABBC
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
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
I HAD A GOOD JOB AND I QUIT
HIP HIP, HIP HIP
I HAD A GOOD JOB AND I QUIT
FIRST THEY FIRED ME,
THEN THEY FIRED ME,
THEN I GOT MAD AND I QUIT.
Submitter comment: HE HEARD IT IN HIGH SCHOOL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RICHMOND
Keyword(s): EUPHEMISM ; ITERATION ; NARRATIVE VERSE ; RHYME: ABBA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1929
LIMERICK
THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY FROM LYNN
WHO WAS EXCEEDINGLY THIN.
THAT ONE DAY IN THE SHADE,
WHILE SIPPING LEMONADE,
SHE SLIPPED THROUGH THE STRAW AND FELL IN.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): RHYME: AABBA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
LIMERICK
THERE ONCE WAS A GIRL FROM PISA,
WHO LOVED TO PLAY IN THE FREEZER.
ONE DAY SHE WAS LOCKED IN,
WHAT A TERRIBLE SIN,
NOW SHE'S A POWERFUL SNEEZER.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): FEMININE RHYME ; IMPERFECT RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
A SHORT BIOGRAPHY
I,LL TELL YOU A STORY
OF OLD HUNKY DORY
NOW MY STORY,S BEGUN.
I,LL TELL YOU ANOTHER
OF OLD HUNKY,S BROTHER
AND NOW MY STORY IS DONE.
Submitter comment: CHILDHOOD
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): FEMININE RHYME ; NARRATIVE VERSE ; NUTSHELL NARRATIVE ; RHYME: AABCCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
JACK BEENORY
I,LL TELL YOU A STORY
OF JACK BEENORY,
AND NOW MY STORY,S BEGUN.
I,LL TELL YOU ANOTHER
OF JACK AND HIS BROTHER,
AND NOW MY STORY IS DONE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
Keyword(s): FEMININE RHYME ; NARRATIVE VERSE ; RHYME: AABCCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1953
CATHERINE, CATHERINE, IN THE TUB
YOUR MOTHER FORGOT TO PULL THE PLUG
OH MY GOSH OH MY SOUL
THERE GOES CATHERINE DOWN THE HOLE.
Submitter comment: YOU CAN USE ANY NAME IN PLACE OF CATHERINE.
Data entry tech comment: LINES HAVE BEEN DIVIDED BY KEYPUNCHER
Where learned: AUTOGRAPH BOOK
Keyword(s): IMPERFECT RHYME ; NARRATIVE VERSE VOCABULARY GAME ; RHYME: AABB ; RHYME: ABCC
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR
MY BOYFRIEND
MY BOYFRIEND GAVE ME PEACHES,
MY BOYFRIEND GAVE ME PEARS,
MY BOYFRIEND GAVE ME FIFTY CENTS,
AND KICKED ME DOWN THE STAIRS.
I GAVE HIM BACK HIS PEACHES,
I GAVE HIM BACK HIS PEARS,
I GAVE HIM BACK HIS FIFTY CENTS,
AND KICKED HIM DOWN THE STAIRS.
MY MOTHER NEEDED PEACHES,
MY MOTHER NEEDED PEARS,
MY MOTHER NEEDED FIFTY CENTS,
AND KICKED ME DOWN THE STAIRS.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN DETROIT CHILDHOOD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BODILY ACTIVITY ; INCREMENTAL REPTITION ; INITIAL ITERATION ; REFRAIN ; RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |