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WHEN YOU ARE SICK AND GOING TO DIE,
CALL ME UP AND I WILL CRY.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Good wishes (sincere) |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
IF YOU CAN'T BE A GALAXY
THEN BE A STAR.
BUT BE THE BEST
WHATEVER YOU ARE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Good wishes (sincere) |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MAY YOUR JOYS BE AS LONG AS THE BUNNY'S EARS,
AND YOUR SORROWS AS LONG AS HIS TAIL!
Submitter comment:
CHOSEN BECAUSE OF ITS RECURRENCE, PROBABLY
A FOLK-VERSE.
(SIGNED) VIRG. WISCHER AT WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL IN
DETROIT
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Good wishes (sincere) |
TO A FRIEND,
FROM A FRIEND,
WHO'S A FRIEND,
OF A FRIEND.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Friendship |
AS THIS PAGE IS TINTED BLUE
THAT HOW LONG I'LL
REMEMBER YOU.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Friendship |
Date learned: 10-22-1968
WHEN YOU ARE SICK AND GOING TO DIE
CALL ME UP
AND I WILL CRY
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Friendship |
HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN
CARVED IN A ROCK,
THREE LITTLE WORDS
FORGET ME NOT!
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Forget me not |
Date learned: 06-00-1962
WHITE AS A LILY
PURE AS A PEARL
WHAT GOD LOVES BEST
IS AN INNOCENT GIRL
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Exhortatory or homiletic, "to be a good girl" |
Date learned: 10-10-1967
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE IN LOVE
AND THERE IS SOME QUESTION,
DON'T WORRY.
IT MIGHT BE INDIGESTION.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Cynical insight |
Date learned: 10-10-1967
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED
AND GO TO BED,
DON'T HESITATE
GO RIGHT AHEAD, SLEEP!
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: 06-00-1962
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR,
EYEBROW PENCIL, COLDCREAM JAR,
POWDER PUFF AND LIPSTICK TOO,
WILL MAKE A BEAUTY OUT OF YOU.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: 06-00-1962
NEVER KISS BY THE GARDEN GATE
LOVE IS BLIND BUT THE NEIGHBORS AIN'T
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: 06-00-1962
WHEN YOU GO FISHING TAKE A LINE,
WHEN YOU GO KISSING TAKE YOUR TIME.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: 10-10-1967
BE GOOD AS A CHRISTIAN,
WISE AS A SAINT;
AND WHEN A BOY ASKS YOU TO KISS HIM,
TELL HIM YOU CAN'T.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
WHEN YOU GET OLD AND OUT OF SHAPE,
REMEMBER THAT GIRDLES ARE $2.98.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
HOP ON A FREIGHT TRAIN,
CHANGE TO THE EXPRESS,
DON'T GET OFF 'TIL
YOU REACH SUCCESS.
Submitter comment: GRADE SCHOOL, ST. STANISLAUS
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: 10-10-1967
LITTLE DABS OF POWDER
LITTLE DABS OF PAINT
MAKES A GIRL'S COMPLEXION
LOOK LIKE WHAT IT AIN'T
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A LITTLE BIT OF LIPSTICK,
A LITTLE BIT OF PAINT,
MAKES A GIRL SOMETHIN'
SHE AIN'T
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
THE HEART IS NOT A PLAY THING,
THE HEART IS NOT A TOY;
BUT WHEN YOU WANT IT BROKEN,
JUST GIVE IT TO A BOY.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: 00-00-1963
LOVE MANY,
TRUST FEW,
ALWAYS PADDLE
YOUR OWN CANOE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Chimney corner wisdom, advice, humorous fortune |
Date learned: 00-00-1943