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IF IT TAKES TWO TO MAKE A BARGAIN, IT MUST TAKE TWO TO
BREAK IT.
Data entry tech comment: SPELLING CORRECTED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; LIBRARY ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; INDIA ; BOMBAY
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 10-15-1970
CURING OIL
OLIVE OIL IS SAID TO BE A CURE FOR APPENDICITIS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 11-22-1968
COAST GUARD ACADEMY
HIGH ABOVE LONG ISLAND'S WATERS
THERE'S AN OLD JUNK YARD,
SOME SAY IT'S A NAVY DRY DOCK,
WE CALL IT COAST GUARD.
Submitter comment:
A SONG I LEARNED IN COLLEGE
TUNE: "HIGH ABOVE CAYUGA WATERS"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): MILITARY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery |
WORK SONG
THIS IS THE WAY WE WASH OUR CLOTHES,
WASH OUR CLOTHES, WASH OUR CLOTHES;
THIS IS THE WAY WE WASH OUR CLOTHES,
SO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
THIS IS THE WAY WE IRON OUR CLOTHES,
IRON OUR CLOTHES, IRON OUR CLOTHES;
THIS IS THE WAY WE IRON OUR CLOTHES,
SO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
THIS IS THE WAY WE CLEAN OUR WINDOWS,
CLEAN OUR WINDOWS, CLEAN OUR WINDOWS;
THIS IS THE WAY WE CLEAN OUR WINDOWS,
SO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
THIS IS THE WAY WE SWEEP OUR FLOORS,
SWEEP OUR FLOORS, SWEEP OUR FLOORS;
THIS IS THE WAY WE SWEEP OUR FLOORS,
SO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
THIS IS THE WAY WE MAKE OUR BEDS,
MAKE OUR BEDS, MAKE OUR BEDS;
THIS IS THE WAY WE MAKE OUR BEDS;
M SO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
THIS IS THE WAY WE SCRUB OUR FLOORS,
SCRUB OUR FLOORS, SCRUB OUR FLOORS;
THIS IS THE WAY WE SCRUB OUR FLOORS,
SO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THIS IS THE WAY WE GO TO CHURCH,
GO TO CHURCH, GO TO CHURCH;
THIS IS THE WAY WE GO TO CHURCH,
SO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): CHAIN SONG ; DAYS OF THE WEEK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Work |
BELIEF
TO KILL A WITCH- CLOSE THE BOOK, RING THE BELL, AND BLOW
OUT THE CANDLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; COLLECTORS HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Witch Shaman |
Date learned: 10-23-1968
ROVER
"I'M LOOKING OVER, MY DEAD DOG ROVER
THAT I OVERLOOKED BEFORE
ONE LEG IS MISSING
THE OTHER IS GONE
THE THIRD ONE IS LAYING ON OUR FRONT LAWN
NO USE EXPLAINING, THE ONE REMAINING
CANNOT HELP HIM NOW
I'M LOOKING OVER MY DEAD DOG ROVER
THAT I OVERLOOKED BEFORE."
Submitter comment:
NEIGHBORHOOD FRIENDS OF MINE USED TO SING THIS
TO THE TUNE OF "I'M LOOKING OVER A 4-LEAFED CLOVER"
THIS JOLLEY TUNE WAS SUNG BY KIDS
FOR YEARS IN MY GENERAL VICINITY UNTIL
EVERYONE GOT PRETTY TIRED OF IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
SONG ABOUT MEATBALLS.
ON TOP OF SPAGETTI
ALL COVERED WITH CHEESE
I LOST MY TWO MEATBALLS
WHEN SOMEBODY SNEEZED.
THEY ROLLED OFF THE TABLE
AND ON TO THE FLOOR.
THE LAST TIME I SAW THEM
THEY ROLLED OUT THE DOOR.
A TRUCK RAN THEM OVER.
THEY DIED THE NEXT DAY--
WE'LL HONOR THEM TRULY
ON " MEMORIAL DAY "
Data entry tech comment: COLLECTOR'S LINES HAVE BEEN BROKEN INTO METRICAL UNITS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): MOCK EPIC ; SPAGHETTI
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery |
BE KIND TO YOUR WEB-FOOTED FRIEND,
FOR THAT DUCK MAY BE SOMEBODY'S MOTHER.
SHE MAY LIVE DOWN BY A SWAMP,
AND HAVE NOTHING TO EAT , BUT MUD.
NOW YOU MAY THINK THIS IS ALL---
WELL, IT IS}
Submitter comment:
PARODY ON "STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER."
THIS IS A GRADE SCHOOL SONG SUNG BY
CHILDREN IN PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN DURING THE 1940'S.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
SONG.
I'M A CRACKER, I'M A CRACKER
I'M A CRACKER TIL I DIE
BUT I'D RATHER BE A CRACKER
THEN A CRUMB FROM ___________ HIGH
Submitter comment: PARODIED TO " CLEMENTINE ".
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
JESUS PUTS HIS MONEY IN THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
JESUS PUTS HIS MONEY IN THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
JESUS PUTS HIS MONEY IN THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
JESUS SAVES, JESUS SAVES, JESUS SAVES.
Submitter comment: SONG TO THE TUNE OF BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PARODY OF RELIGIOUS SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery |
IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT NOD YOUR HEAD ( TWICE )
IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT THEN YOUR FACE
WILL SURELY SHOW IT.
IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT NOD YOUR HEAD.
IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS ( TWICE )
IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT THEN YOUR FACE
WILL SURELY SHOW IT.
IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT CLAP YOUR HANDS.
IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT STAMP YOUR FEET ( TWICE )
IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT, THEN YOUR FACE
WILL SURELY SHOW IT.
IF YOU'RE HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT STAMP YOUR FEET.
Submitter comment: LEARNED IN: JOHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Joy Happiness Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
HEROES
TWO GREAT HEROES IN MACEDONIA DURING THE TURKISH RULE WERE MAUSSA
KESIGIN, WHO REPRESENTED THE TURKS, AND KROULO MORKKO, OF THE
MACEDONIANS.
MAUSSA CHALLENGED KROULO TO A DUEL WHICH WOULD DECIDE THE FUTURE
OF MACEDONIA. THEY BATTLED WITH SPIKED CLUBS. AS THEY HIT EACH
OTHER, THEY DROVE EACH OTHER FURTHER INTO THE GROUND. DEEPER AND
DEEPER THEY WENT, UNTIL THE TURK WAS UP TO HIS NECK. KROULO THEN
CUT OFF HIS HEAD AND LED MACEDONIA TO VICTORY.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HIS FATHER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Secular hero |
Date learned: 12-05-1967
SONG
MINE EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY
OF THE COMING OF THE LORD.
HE WAS PEELING DOWN THE ALLEY
IN A BLACK AND YELLOW FORD.
ONE HAND WAS ON THE THROTTLE,
AND THE OTHER ON A BOTTLE
OF PABST BLUE RIBBON BEER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PARODY OF RELIGIOUS SONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Religious |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
SONG
GIVE A CHEER, GIVE A CHEER,
FOR THE BOYS WHO DRINK THE BEER
IN THE CELLAR OF OLD ROBERT'S SCHOOL
THEY ARE BRAVE, THEY ARE BOLD,
FOR ALL THE LIQUOR THEY CAN HOLD
IN THE CELLAR OF OLD ROBERT'S SCHOOL
AND IT'S GUZZEL, GUZZEL GUZZEL,
AS IT TRICKLES DOWN THEIR MUZZELS
SHOUT OUT YOUR ORDER LOUD AND CLEAR
MORE BEER.
AND IF STROMSKE SHOULD APPEAR
TELL HIM FINNEGAN MADE THE BEER
IN THE CELLAR OF OLD ROBERT'S SCHOOL.
Submitter comment: ( CAISONS GO ROLLING ALONG )
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): DRINKING SONG ; TUNE OF CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Joy Happiness Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: DATE NOT RECORDED BY COLLECTOR.
SONG- PARAPHRASE OF RUBEN, RUBEN.
LINCOLN, LINCOLN
I'VE BEEN THINKING
WHAT IN THE WORLD HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING
SMELLS LIKE WHISKEY, TASTES LIKE WINE
OH MY GOSH IT'S TURPENTINE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C32 Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
WORK SONG
WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK
JUST THINK A SONG
AND HUM ALONG
AND WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK
SMILE YOUR CARES AWAY
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
JUST THINK A SONG
AND LIFE WILL THEN BE GAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Work |
THREE LITTLE DEVILS
THREE LITTLE DEVILS ALL DRESSED IN RED
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD
BUT THE THREAD STRING BROKE AND DOWN THEY ALL FELL
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN THEY WENT TO....
REPEAT: TWO LITTLE DEVILS
USING: AND THEN ONE LITTLE DEVIL
ONE LITTLE DEVIL ALL DRESSED IN RED
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD
BUT THE THREAD STRING BROKE AND DOWN HE FELL
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN HE WENT TO.....
DON'T GET DISCOURAGED, DON'T GET DISMAYED
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN THEY
ALL WENT TO BED.
Submitter comment: ( LEARNED IN: DETROIT CHILDHOOD )
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): ELLIPSIS EUPHEMISM ; HELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Good humor Jest Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 00-00-1958
PARODY SUNG TO THE TUNE OF " HAPPY BIRTHDAY "
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
YOU LIVE IN A ZOO
YOU LOOK LIKE A MONKEY
AND ACT LIKE ONE TOO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary |
JINGLE BELL SONG
JINGLE BELLS SANTA SMELLS
RUDOLF RAN AWAY
OLD ST. NICK HURRY QUICK
AND GET SOME BAN TODAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): BAN, A DEODORANT FOR BODY ODOR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- FI22 |
ENGAGEMENTS IN INDIA
AFTER PRIEST BLESSES RINGS AND THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHER IT IS
THOUGHT TO BE MADE OFFICIAL. FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE SUNDAYS FOLLOWING
THE PRIEST ANNOUNCES THE ENGAGEMENT DURING MASS. PURPOSE: ANYONE
WHO KNOWS ANYTHING CONTRARY TO THE ENGAGEMENT IS TO TELL THE PRIEST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 686 Thirds / Thrice / Three / Triple CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Engagement |
Date learned: 12-00-1982