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TOAST
THROUGH THE LIPS AND OVER THE GUMS. LOOK OUT STOMACH HERE IT COMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
Date learned: 00001950S
SIGNATURE
YOURS TILL THE COOKIE CRUMBLES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Z210 |
Date learned: 00001950S
SIGNATURE
YOURS TILL THE WELL RUNS DRY.
Submitter comment: MY INFORMANT GAVE ME THESE SIGNATURES FROM HER SCHOOL YEARBOOK.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Z210 |
Date learned: 00001950S
ELEPHANT JOKE
WHERE DOES AN ELEPHANT SIT?
ANYWHERE HE PLEASES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00001950S
TEN LITTLE INDIANS
ONE LITTLE, TWO LITTLE, THREE LITTLE INDIANS. FOUR LITTLE, FIVE
LITTLE, SIX LITTLE INDIANS. SEVEN LITTLE, EIGHT LITTLE, NINE LITTLE
INDIANS. TEN LITTLE INDIAN BOYS.
Submitter comment:
THIS CAN BE USED TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO COUNT TO TEN. WHILE THE
SAYING IS SAID AT THE SAME TIME THE CHILD IS RAISING THE FINGERS
THAT CORRESPOND TO THE NUMBERS IN THE GAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | 686 First / Once / One / Newness Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C531 |
Date learned: 00001940S
COUNTING GAME
ONE, TWO BUCKLE MY SHOE.
THREE, FOUR SHUT THE DOOR.
FIVE, SIX PICK UP STICKS.
SEVEN, EIGHT LAY THEM STRAIGHT.
NINE, TEN START OVER AGAIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- C531 |
Date learned: 00001940S
CHEER
PUSH EM BACK. PUSH EM BACK. WAY BACK.
Submitter comment: WE WOULD SHOUT THIS AT FOOTBALL GAMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00001970S
CHEER
VICTORY, VICTORY IS OUR CRY. V I C T O R Y. WILL WE WIN IT? WELL I
GUESS. VIKINGS, VIKINGS YES YES YES .
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival Custom Festival |
Date learned: 00001950S
CHEER
HIT EM HIGH HIT EM LOW COME ON VIKINGS GO GO GO.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT WAS A HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADER IN THE FIFTIES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival Custom Festival |
Date learned: 00001950S
EVIL EYE OR BREAKING SPELLS
WHEN A PERSON IS SICK IT IS BECAUSE
THEY ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE EVIL EYE
OR UNDER A SPELL. TO RID A PERSON
OF THEIR SICKNESS TAKE A BOWL HALF FULL
OF VINEGAR, PUT TWO DROPS OF OLIVE OIL IN IT
ONE ON EITHER SIDE. WHEN THE DROPS OF
OIL COME TOGETHER THE PATIENT WILL BE HEALED,
THE SPELL BROKEN AND THE EVIL EYE CAST OFF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Charm / Enchantment / Conjuration |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
PROVERBS: MONEY
"WHEN THE RIGHT HAND ITCHES YOU WILL LOSE MONEY, WHEN THE LEFT
HAND ITCHES YOU WILL GET MONEY." THE REASONING BEHIND THIS IS THAT
WE OFTEN TAKE OUR WALLET FROM A POCKET WITH OUR LEFT HAND AND WE
REACH INTO THE WALLET TO HAND OUT THE MONEY WITH OUR RIGHT HAND.
WHEN RECEIVING THE MONEY WE PUT IT IN OUR BILLFOLD WHICH IS IN OUR
LEFT HAND.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT REMEMBERS THIS SAYING FROM WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER. IT WAS
A COMMON BELIEF AND SAYING OF EARLIER DAYS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 11-08-1971
PROVERBIAL SIMILE
NERVOUS AS A LONG TAILED CAT IN A ROOM OF ROCKING CHAIRS
USED WHEN TRYING TO POINT OUT HOW NERVOUS A PERSON, YOURSELF
OR SOMEONE ELSE, CAN BECOME IN A GIVEN SITUATION
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT REMEMBERS THIS BEING USED DURING HIS CHILDHOOD
HE HAS USED IT AND HEARD OTHERS USE IT IN TIMES OF STRESS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
Keyword(s): ALLITERATION
James Callow Keyword(s): ANIMAL ; ANXIETY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 11-08-1971
ETHNIC JOKE
AN IRISH PRIEST WAS TEACHING AT AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL.
HE ASKED THE KIDS TO NAME THE ONE MAN WHO CONTRIBUTED THE MOST
TO THE WORLD. A SMALL SPANISH BOY SAID, "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS."
THE PRIEST SAID, "THAT'S VERY GOOD, BUT NOT WHO I HAD IN MIND."
NEXT A FRENCH BOY SAID, "CHARLES DEGAULLE." THE PRIEST SAID, "THAT'S
VERY GOOD, BUT NOT WHO I HAD IN MIND." THEN HE OFFERED A
DOLLAR TO WHOEVER COULD GET THE RIGHT ANSWER. AFTER SEVERAL
ANSWERS, A LITTLE JEWISH BOY SAID, "SAINT PATRICK." THE PRIEST
SAID, "EXCELLENT. HOW DID YOU KNOW?" THE LITTLE JEWISH BOY SAID,
"WELL, I WANTED TO SAY MOSES, BUT BUSINESS IS BUSINESS."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | JEWI |
Date learned: 11-04-1973
PROVERB
WHEN YOUR RIGHT EAR RINGS, YOU WILL PROBABLY RECEIVE
GOOD NEWS; WHEN YOUR LEFT EAR RINGS, YOU WILL PROBABLY
RECEIVE BAD NEWS.
Submitter comment:
USED AS ADVICE TO ANYONE WHO HAS A RINGING IN THEIR
EARS.
INFORMANT CLAIMS THIS TO BE TRUE. OVER THE YEARS
HE HAS FOUND THAT IT HAS NOT ONLY WORKED FOR HIM, BUT
FOR OTHERS AS WELL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Observation |
Date learned: 11-05-1971
REMEMBER THE TURTLE,
REMEMBER THE DOVE,
REMEMBER THE DAY
YOU AND (BLANK) FELL IN LOVE.
Submitter comment: FILL IN THE BLANK WITH ANY BOY'S NAME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD TOWNSHIP ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Humorous allusion to love |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
WHEN I WAS A BOY I REMEMBER RUNNING RACES. WE STARTED
THE RACES BY SAYING:
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, GO SO SLOW,
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, GO SO FAST,
MOTOR BOAT, MOTOR BOAT, STEP ON THE GAS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.524 |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
MISS MARY MACK
MISS MARY MACK, MACK, MACK,
ALL DRESSED IN BLACK, BLACK, BLACK,
WITH SILVER BUTTONS, BUTTONS, BUTTONS,
ALL DOWN HER BACK, BACK, BACK.
SHE ASKED HER MOTHER, MOTHER, MOTHER,
FOR FIFTY CENTS, CENTS, CENTS,
TO SEE THE ELEPHANTS, ELEPHANTS, ELEPHANTS,
JUMP THE FENCE, FENCE, FENCE,
THEY JUMPED SO HIGH, HIGH, HIGH,
THEY WILL NEVER COME BACK, BACK, BACK,
TILL THE FOURTH OF JULY, JULY, JULY.
James Callow comment: HAND-CLAPPING ON ALL THE ACK'S
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
MISS SUSIE
MISS SUSIE HAD A BABY,
SHE NAMED HIM TINY TIM,
SHE PUT HIM IN THE BATHTUB,
TO SEE IF HE COULD SWIM.
HE DRANK UP ALL THE WATER,
HE ATE UP ALL THE SOAP,
HE TRIED TO EAT THE BATHTUB,
BUT IT WOULDN'T GO DOWN HIS THROAT.
MISS SUSIE CALLED THE DOCTOR,
THE DOCTOR CALLED THE NURSE,
THE NURSE CALLED THE LADY,
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
IN WALKED THE DOCTOR,
IN WALKED THE NURSE,
IN WALKED HE LADY,
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
MUMPS SAID THE DOCTOR,
MUMPS SAID THE NURSE,
MUMPS SAID THE LADY,
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE. MM[
OUT WALKED THE DOCTOR,
OUT WALKED THE NURSE,
OUT WALKED THE LADY,
WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
Submitter comment: ACCOMPANIED BY HAND-CLAPPING SAYS THE COLLECTOR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
James Callow Keyword(s): HAVE ALSO HEARD THIS AS A JUMP-ROPE RHYME.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
RIN TIN TIN
RIN TIN TIN
SWALLOWED A PIN,
WENT TO THE DOCTOR,
AND THE DOCTOR WASN'T IN.
HE OPENED THE DOOR,
FELL ON THE FLOOR,
AND THAT WAS THE END OF RIN TIN TIN.
Submitter comment: DONE WHEN CLAPPING HANDS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
TICK TOCK, THE GAME IS LOCKED,
AND NOBODY ELSE CAN PLAY.
IF THEY DO, I'LL TAKE MY SHOE,
AND BEAT THEM BLACK AND BLUE.
Submitter comment: TO KEEP OUT UNWANTED WOULD-BE PLAYERS, E. G., SMALL KIDS.
James Callow comment: WHEN SAID?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 09-15-1969