Dr. James T. Callow publications
Browse by
Questions or comments on this site? Please email davidsor@udmercy.edu.
The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
Your search for Charcter returned 5 results.
Doctor, doctor
Doctor, doctor can you tell
What will make poor Susie well?
She is sick and going to die
That will make poor Peter cry.
When he comes dressed in blue
That's the time he'ill marry you.
Where learned: Was learned at informants home.
Keyword(s): Charcter ; Jump ; Plain
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
For jump rope
I'm a little Dutch girl dressed in blue.
These are the things I used to do.
Salute to the captain, curtsy to the queen,
Turn my backon the dirty old king.
King gor mad, chpped off my head,
And this is where I went--
Heaven, hell, purgatory limbo,
Heave, (repeat until the jumper misses.)
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where informants live.
Where learned: My neighborhood
Keyword(s): ACTION ; Charcter ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhyme Gipsy
Gipsy, Gispy, please tell me.
What kind of a husband will he be?
Rich man, poor man, beggar man, theif?
Gipsy, Gispy, pleasle tell me.
What kind of ring will it be?
Diamond, Ruby, Saphire?
Gibpsy, Gipsy, please tell me.
What kind of house will it be?
Mansion, castle, cottage?
Gipsy, Gipsy, please tell me.
How many children will there be?
1,2,3,4, etc. (countiune until misses)
Gipsy, Gispy, please tell me.
What colro will my children be?
Red, yellow, black, white.
Data entry tech comment:
Collector and informant share the same surname.
Where learned: Berkley , Michigan
Keyword(s): Charcter ; ENDURANCE ; Jump
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump - Rope Rhyme
Alabama Buscha, king of the Jews
Bought his wife a new pair of shoes
When those shoes began to wear
Alabama Buschca began to swear.
Wife,wife go upstairs
Wife, wife touch the floor
Red hot peppers!
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where informant lives.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
Keyword(s): ACTION ; Charcter ; RHYME
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Jump Rope Rhymes
Betty, Betty, stumped her toe
On the way to Mexico
On the way back she broke her back
Slidingon the railroad tracks
Data entry tech comment:
Collector does not state where it was learned or where she lives.
Where learned: Informant learned from her sister.
Keyword(s): Charcter ; Jumps ; Plan
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |