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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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THERE WAS A MAN UPON THE STAIRS,
GEE I WISH HE WASN'T THERE.
HE WASN'T THERE AGAIN TODAY,
GEE, I WISH HE'D GO AWAY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER MOTHER MANY YEARS AGO.
Data entry tech comment:
YESTERDAY UPON THE STAIR, I SAW A MAN THAT WASN'T THERE.
HE WASN'T THERE AGAIN TODAY,
OH, HOW I WISH HE'D GO AWAY (THAT'S THE WAY I HEARD IT)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHIASMUS CONTRADICTIONS QUATRAIN ; FIRST PERSON NARRATIVE ; REPETITION METER: IAMB. RHYME: IMPERFECT, DOUBLE ; RHYME AABB ; SLANG CONTRADICTION ; WISH GHOSTS FEAR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
TOBACCO IS FILTHY WEED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
Keyword(s): ADVICE OBSERVATION ; HUMOR METAPHOR OVERSTATEMENT ; KLOC, CHESTERINE ; QUATRAIN CHAIN ELLIPSIS ; RHYME: DOUBLE AABB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse C730.327 |
PROVERBIAL METAPHOR
IF YOU WANT TO DANCE, YOU MUST PAY THE FIDDLER.
YOU DON'T GET NOTHING FOR NOTHING IN THIS WORLD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ADVICE
James Callow Keyword(s): DOUBLE NEGATIVE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
Date learned: 11-07-1971
VERSE
DOWN TO THE PRESS THE PUWICE GOES (QUINCE?)
AND'S PRESSED TILL OUT THE CIDER FLOWS
IT FLOWS INTO THE CIDER TANKS
MONSTROUS FELLOWS ALL IN RANKS. MM
THEN THEY THE BARRELS WITH CIDER FILL
AND FREIGHT TRAINS TAKE IT FROM THE MILL
THEY FREIGHT IT TO SOME DISTANT TOWN
WHERE OLD TOPERS DRINK IT DOWN.
Where learned: FAMILY JOURNAL
Keyword(s): DRINKING ; HUMOR ; RHYME DOUBLE ; RHYME: AABBCCDD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Food Drink C855.443 |
Date learned: 11-08-1969
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Entertainment: Song
Jump-Rope Game:
'Double Dutch'
As two people throw two ropes simultaneously in opposite directions, a third person tries to jump both ropes. There is no rhyme to accompany the skipping. It's hard enough to concentrate on the jumping.
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs added by TRD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Keyword(s): Double ; DUTCH ; Entertainment ; GAME ; Jump ; Jump Rope ; Rope ; SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |