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The James T. Callow Folklore Archive
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Autograph Verse
Album rhyme:
Standing on the street corner
My frock above my knees
I'm a full born American
And I'll do as I please
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Keyword(s): AMERICAN ; AUTOGRAPH ; Corner ; DRESS ; Frock ; gender ; Knees ; Liberation ; NATIONALITY ; poem ; Propriety ; RHYME ; Signature ; STREET ; VERSE ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music C700 .881 |
Tongue Twister
Nonsense TongueTwister:
Howe many knees could a negro grow if a negro could grow knees?
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James Callow comment:
Sense? None? Ambiguous?
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT HIGH SCHOOL
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION ; Knees ; NEGRO ; Spoof ; TONGUE TWISTER
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Language: Rhyme
Nonsense Rhyme:
Of all the fishies in the brook,
I'd rather be a bass.
I'd climb up on the biggest rock
And slide down on my hands and knees.
Submitter comment:
Undetermined Origin
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [C730] crossed out. Replaced with current classification.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): Brook ; FISH ; Fishies ; Hands ; Knees ; Language ; NONSENSE ; RHYME ; Rock ; Slide
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |