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AUTOGRAPH BOOK RHYME
IF IN HEAVEN WE DON'T MEET, TOGETHER WE CAN STAND THE HEAT
AND IF IT GETS REALLY HOT, PEPSI COLA HITS THE SPOT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): INDIRECTION FOR HELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
COUNTING OUT
BUBBLE GUM, BUBBLE GUM, IN THE DISH.
HOW MANY PIECES DO YOU WISH?
(A NUMBER IS GIVEN, AND IS COUNTED OUT)
AND YOU ARE OUT.
ONE FIST (OR TWO, OR FEET) ARE EXTENDED INTO A CIRCLE TO
BE COUNTED OUT. THE LAST PERSON WITH A FIST OR FOOT IN
THE CIRCLE IS "IT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
PLANT LORE
IF YOU STEAL A ROSE THAT HAS THREE LEAVES GROWING ON ONE
STEM BELOW THE FLOWER, YOU CAN PLANT IT AND IT WILL GROW.
Submitter comment:
ROSE CUTTINGS ARE HARD TO TRANSPLANT.
Where learned: ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): PLANT
| Subject headings: | 686 686.1 BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 10-01-1970
LILY BELIEF
THE LILY IS A SIGN OF DEATH.
Where learned: ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Plant BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
OMEN
DO NOT CROSS YOUR EYES OR THEY WILL STAY THAT WAY.
Submitter comment: MY MOTHER TOLD ME THIS TO STOP ME FROM CROSSING MY EYES
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): FUNCTION
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: CA00001965
BABY BELIEF
NEVER CUT A BABY'S FINGERNAILS BEFORE HE IS ONE YEAR OLD OR
HE WILL BE A THIEF.
Where learned: ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Outlaw Criminal Bandit Pirate BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hands, palms, fingernails |
Date learned: 10-28-1970
FRENCH SONG
SUR LE PONT D'AVIGNON,
ON Y DANSE, ON Y DANCE,
SUR LE PONT D'AVIGNON
ON Y DANSE TOUT EN ROND,
LESBEAUX MESSIEURS FONT COMME CA
LES JOIES DAMES FONT COMME CA.
Submitter comment:
HEARD IN FRANCE
STRUCTURE FOR DANCE, GAME
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Dance Verse |
PUN
IF YOU HAD'NT BEEN A LEMON IN ORANGE NEW JERSEY, WE COULD
HAVE BEEN A PEACH OF A PEAR.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
James Callow Keyword(s): PUNS
| Subject headings: | SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1970
SONG
C-O-F-F-E-E- COFFEE IS NOT FOR ME. IT'S A DRINK SOME PEOPLE
WAKE UP WITH, THAT IT MAKES YOU NERVOUS IS NO MYTH.
SLAVES TO A COFFEE CUP, THEY CAN'T GIVE COFFEE UP.
Submitter comment:
THIS IS A SONG I LEARNED IN THE FIRST GRADE. IT IS USUALLY
SUNG IN ROUNDS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ill humor Ridicule Mockery Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Children |
Date learned: 00-00-1962
WHEN TALKING TOGETHER A PERSON SHOULD NEVER MENTION ANYTHING THAT
HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO HIM. FOR EXAMPLE IF HE SAYS HE'S NEVER
HAD A FLAT TIRE, HE USUALLY HAS ONE WITHIN ONE WEEK.
Data entry tech comment: FIRST CAUSED BY ANTICIPATING THEM AS NEGATIVES OR ZEROES
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | 686 686.1 Favorites BELIEF -- Number Emptiness, nothingness, zero |
Date learned: 11-13-1969
FRENCH LOVE SONG
AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE,
MON AMI PIERROT,
PRETE-MOI TA PLUME,
POUR ECRIRE UN MOT.
MA CHAUDELLE EST MORTE.
YE N' AI PLUS DE FEU,
OUIRES MOI TO PORTE.
POUR L'AMOUR DE DIEU.
Submitter comment: HEARD IN FRANCE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Love |
CAMPSONG
LOVE GROWS UNDER THE WILD OAK TREE,
SUGAR FLOWS LIKE CANDY.
TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN SHINES LIKE GOLD,
WHEN YOU KISS YOUR LITTLE HONEY SORT OF HANDY. (ENDS HERE.)
DREAMS, DREAMS, WONDERFUL DREAMS,
SOME FOR YOU AND SOME FOR ME,
OH......... (BEGIN AGAIN, FASTER EACH TIME)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Love |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
FRENCH CUSTOM: BUSINESS
THE FLEA MARKET IS A FRENCH CUSTOM. IT IS A PLACE ON THE
OUTSKIRTS OF PARIS WHERE SECOND HAND JUNK IS SOLD.
SOMETIMES THE ITEMS SOLD ARE VALUABLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business |
Date learned: 00001964 SUMMER
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
Data entry tech comment:
Motifs Added By TRD
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 |
CHILDREN'S VERSE
I HAD A WOODEN WHISTLE,
AND IT WOULDN'T WHISTLE.
I GOT A STEEL WHISTLE,
AND IT STILL WOULDN'T WHISTLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): ONOMATOPOEIA ; PUN=WOULDN'T WOODEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
COUNTING OUT
ONE POTATO, TWO POTATOES, THREE POTATOES, FOUR.
FIVE POTATOES, SIX POTATOES, SEVEN POTATOES, OR.
ALL WHO WERE GOING TO PLAY THE GAME, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE,
EXTENDED TWO FISTS INTO A CIRCLE AND ONE PERSON DID THE
COUNTING OUT. THE LAST PERSON LEFT WITH A HAND IN THE
CIRCLE WAS "IT." (FEET CAN BE COUNTED INSTEAD OF
HANDS.)
Submitter comment: NEIGHBORHOOD FORMULA
Where learned: ROYAL OAK ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB,
THE DOCTOR WAS SURPRISED.
BUT WHEN OLD MAC DONALD HAD A FARM,
HE COULDN'T BELIEVE HIS EYES.
Submitter comment: UNDETERMINED ORIGIN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): BIRTH ; NURSERY RHYME ; PARODY ; PUN QUATRAIN ; RHYME: ABAB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
IN OUR FAMILY, THE ELDEST SON PLACES THE DECORATIVE ANGEL ATOP
THE TRIMMED CHRISTMAS TREE. IF HE IS NOT HOME FOR CHRISTMAS,
THE ANGEL IS NOT PUT IN PLACE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK ; OAKLAND COUNTY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 21 solstice to March 20 Christmas tree |
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB,
A LITTLE TOAST, A LITTLE JAM,
AN ICE CREAM SODA, TOPPED WITH FIZZ,
AND OH! HOW SICK OUR MARY IS!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 09-30-1967
GOD MADE BUTTER,
GOD MADE CHEESE,
GOD MADE LITTLE GIRLS,
FOR BOYS TO SQUEEZE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |