The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

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WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND HAD NO SENSE,
THEY RAISED ME UP FOR TWENTY PENCE.
NOW THEY SAY I'M OLD AND GRAY,
AND THEY SAY I'M IN THE WAY.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): AGING

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Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.325

Date learned: 04-00-1970

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WHEN YOU GROW OLD AND YOUR BALLS GROW COLD AND THE HEAD OF YOUR
DICK TURNS BLUE, AND WHEN YOU TRY TO DIDDLE AND IT BENDS IN THE
MIDDLE, THEN YOU KNOW GODDAMIT YOU,RE THROUGH.

Submitter comment: THIS LITTLE SAYING WAS TOLD TO ME BY A MAN WHO HAD LIVED FOR
MANY YEARS IN THE THUMB AREA. HE HAD HEARD THIS WHEN HE WORKED FOR
A LUMBER COMPANY IN THAT AREA.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SOUTHFIELD

James Callow Keyword(s): AGING ; SLANG: DICK FOR PENIS

Subject headings:

Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse
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Date learned: 00-00-1977

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TEARS FOR FEARS

TOMMY'S TEARS AND MARY'S FEARS
WILL MAKE THEM OLD BEFORE THEIR YEARS.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Keyword(s): AGING

Subject headings:

Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb

Date learned: 00-00-1965

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