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MY MOTHER IS NOT HOME,
SHE WENT TO WAR
THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM IN HELL
SO HERE I AM.
Submitter comment: TAKEN FROM AN EASEL IN SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | 730 Lyrical Verse |
CHILDREN'S SONG (CHANTED)
GOOD MORNING TO YOU, GOOD MORNING TO YOU,
GOOD MORNING, DEAR TEACHER,
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
WE'RE ALL IN OUR PLACES,
WITH BRIGHT SUNNY FACES,
GOOD MORNING DEAR TEACHER, GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
Submitter comment: CHANTED
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.360 |
LIVE TILL I DIE
I'LL EAT WHEN I'M HUNGRY AND DRINK WHEN I'M DRY,
IF A TREE DON'T FALL ON ME, I'LL LIVE TILL I DIE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): SONG?
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse in Other Group of Folklore C800.500 |
SCHOOL CHEER
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE, HUCKLEBERRY PIE,
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y.
ARE WE IN IT?
WELL, I GUESS.
WILL WE WIN IT?
YES, YES, YES.
Submitter comment: CONNECTICUT SCHOOL CHEER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse in Other Group of Folklore C800.500 |
BEER DRINKER'S VERSE
HERE'S TO (NAME), HE'S TRUE BLUE,
HE'S A DRUNKARD THROUGH AND THROUGH.
SO SET HIM ON A BARSTOOL,
CELEBRATE THE DAY,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN,
BUT HE WENT THE OTHER WAY.
SO, DRINK, CHUG-A-LUG, CHUG-A-LUG, ETC.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse in Other Group of Folklore C800.500 |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
YIDDISH FEAST
TATERS AND PORK AND GRAVY,
WE'RE FROM THE HEBREW NAVY,
FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT FOR PALESTINE.
ICKEY, MICKEY, JOE AND SAM,
WE'RE THE BOYS THAT EAT NO HAM.
GRAB THAT PENNY, PUNCH IT TIGHT,
SYNOGOGUE, SYNOGOGUE, FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.
YOU WITH THE BROKEN NOSES,
JOIN IN THE FIGHT FOR MOSES.
FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT, FOR PALESTINE.
Submitter comment:
COLLEGE CHEER
CHANT AT PARTIES
Data entry tech comment: FOOD PROHIBITION OF JEWISH FAITH: PORK AND GRAVY
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse in Other Group of Folklore C800.500 |
SIGNATURES
WHEN CUPID SHOOTS HIS ARROW,
I HOPE HE MRS. YOU.
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED AND LIVE IN A TREE,
SEND ME A COCONUT C.O.D.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): COLLECT ON DELIVERY=C.O.D.
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 04-00-1970
SIGNATURE
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED AND HAVE TWINS,
DON'T COME TO ME FOR SAFETY PINS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): AUTOGRAPH
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 04-00-1970
CARELESS LOVE WILL MAKE A PREACHER
LAY DOWN HIS BIBLE;
IT WILL MAKE A JACKRABBIT
HUG A HOUND.
James Callow comment: SONG?
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse |
TINY TIM
I HAD A LITTLE BROTHER,
HIS NAME WAS TINY TIM.
I PUT HIM IN THE BATHTUB
TO TEACH HIM HOW TO SWIM.
HE DRANK UP ALL THE WATER,
HE ATE UP ALL THE SOAP,
HE DIED LAST NIGHT,
WITH A BUBBLE IN HIS THROAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
RAINBOW IN THE EAST,
SAILORS AT PEACE.
RAINBOW IN THE WEST,
SAILORS IN DISTRESS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Fate Destiny Luck Chance P880.800 |
RED SKY BRINGS A SAILOR'S MOON.
BLACK SKY BRINGS A SAILOR'S DOOM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 10-25-1968
STEP ON A CRACK,
BREAK YOUR MOTHER'S BACK.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT REMEMBERED THIS FROM HIS CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
WIND FROM THE EAST; FISH BITE THE LEAST. WIND FROM THE WEST; FISH BITE THE BEST.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT HEARD THIS FROM HIS FATHER AT AN EARLY AGE.
James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.448 |
ENVELOPE INSCRIPTION
SWALCAKWS
SEALED WITH A LICK, CAUSE A KISS WOULDN'T STICK.
Submitter comment: ON A LETTER
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech |
THERE'S A BLUE SHIP,
THERE'S A GOLD SHIP,
BUT THERE'S NO SHIP
LIKE FRIENDSHIP.
James Callow comment: AUTOGRAPH BOOK? NO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music C700.533 |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
GRACE
RUB-A-DUB-DUB,
THANKS FOR THE GRUB.
YEAH! GOD!
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED IT FROM SOME SEMINARIANS IN SPRING
OF 1966.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY OF PRAYER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music C700.370 |
Date learned: 00001966 SPRING
GRACE
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,
AND OF THE SON,
AND OF THE HOLY GHOST;
HE WHO EATS THE FASTEST
GETS THE MOST!
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT LEARNED IT FROM SOME SEMINARIANS IN SPRING
OF 1966.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY OF PRAYER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music C700.370 |
PROVERB
MY WORTHY CHUNG, I PRAY,
DO NOT IN SUCH A WAY
COME LEAPING O'ER MY WALL
AND MAKE THE BRANCHES FALL
FROM MY MULBERRY TREE.
Submitter comment: CONFUCIUS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music |
Date learned: 03-00-1968
CHEER
RAH-RAH-REE
KICK HIM IN THE KNEE,
RAH-RAH-RASS
KICK HIM IN THE OTHER KNEE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime |