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DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE
THIS GAME IS PLAYED WITH THE CHILDREN SITTING IN A CIRCLE.
ONE CHILD IS CHOSEN TO BEGIN THE GAME. HE WALKS AROUND THE
CIRCLE TAPPING EACH CHILD ON THE HEAD AND SAYING DUCK.
HOWEVER, WHEN HE DECIDES TO BEGIN THE GAME, HE WILL TAP
SOMEONE
AND SAY GOOSE INSTEAD AND THEN START RUNNING AROUND THE CIRCLE.
THE PERSON TAPPED GETS UP AND CHASES HIM. THE OBJECT IS FOR
THE TAPPER TO GET TO THE EMPTY SPOT WITHOUT BEING TAGGED. IF
HE
DOES, THE OTHER PERSON IS THE TAPPER. IF HE IS TAGGED, HE
REMAINS THE TAPPER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 00001950S
MR FOX, MR FOX, WHAT TIME IS IT?
ONE PERSON IS THE FOX AND STANDS WITH HIS BACK TO THE OTHERS.
THE OTHERS ASK HIM WHAT TIME IT IS AND HE TELLS THEM, E.G.
TEN O'CLOCK
IS TEN STEPS. THEY THEN TAKE THAT NUMBER OF STEPS
FORWARD. THIS GOES ON UNTIL HE ANSWERS "MIDNIGHT" WHEN HE
TURNS AROUND AND CHASES THE OTHERS. WHEN THEY HEAR MIDNIGHT
THEY TURN AND RUN ALSO, THE IDEA BEING TO GET TO HOME WITHOUT
BEING TAGGED BY THE FOX. IF YOU ARE, YOU ARE NEW FOX.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 11-00-1972
MOTHER MAY I
ONE PERSON IS CHOSEN THE "MOTHER." HE THEN TELLS THE OTHER
PEOPLE WHAT KIND AND HOW MANY STEPS THEY MAY TAKE E.G. THREE
GIANT OR BABY STEPS. THE PERSON MUST ASK "MOTHER MAY I"
BEFORE HE CAN MOVE. IF HE FORGETS, HE CANNOT TAKE THE STEPS
AND
MUST GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING. THE WINNER IS THE ONE WHO
REACHES MOTHER FIRST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): POLITENESS TEST
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Memory |
Date learned: 00001950S
SEVEN TAPPERS
WHEN I WAS IN GRADE SCHOOL, ST. LUCY'S, ON RAINY DAYS WHEN WE
COULDN'T GO OUT ON THE PLAYGROUND AT NOON, WE WOULD PLAY
THIS GAME. SISTER WOULD PICK SEVEN PEOPLE, THE TAPPERS, AND
THE REST OF US WOULD PUT OUR HEADS DOWN ON THE DESK. THE
TAPPERS WOULD GO AROUND QUIETLY AND TAP SEVEN PEOPLE ON THE
HEAD. THESE SEVEN PEOPLE WOULD THEN TRY TO GUESS WHICH ONE
HAD TAPPED THEM. IF THEY GUESSED RIGHT, THEY BECAME A TAPPER.
IF THEY GUESSED WRONG, THE TAPPER REMAINED ONE. THE OBJECT WAS
TO STAY A TAPPER AS LONG AS YOU COULD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Guessing |
Date learned: 00001950S
SCHOOL
THIS IS PLAYED BY STARTING OUT IN KINDERGARTEN, SIMPLY
RUNNING THROUGH THE ROPE, WITHOUT JUMPING. THEN THE JUMPING
BEGINS. FIRST GRADE IS ONE JUMP, SECOND GRADE IS TWO JUMPS,
ETC. UNTIL YOU REACH TWELFTH GRADE. THEN THE ROPE IS TURNED
BACKWARDS, AWAY FROM THE
JUMPER AND HE GOES THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AGAIN, THIS
TIME STARTING FROM TWELFTH GRADE AND FINISHING WITH
KINDERGARTEN.
AT ANY POINT IN THE GAME, A MISS MEANS THE JUMPER MUST START
ALL OVER FROM THE BEGINNING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement |
Date learned: 00001950S
RING AROUND THE ROSEY
RING AROUND THE ROSEY, POCKETS FULL OF POSEY, ASHES, ASHES
WE ALL FALL DOWN
Submitter comment:
THIS IS SUNG WITH THE CHILDREN HOLDING HANDS AND MARCHING IN
A CIRCLE. ON THE WORD "DOWN" EVERYONE FALLS DOWN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse C750.523 |
Date learned: 00001950S
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK I'LL BE THE FIRST TO SIGN THIS BOOK!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
I WISH YOU LUCK I WISH YOU JOY I WISH YOU FIRST A BABY BOY
BUT WHEN HIS HAIR BEGINS TO CURL I WISH YOU THEN A BABY
GIRL
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
I'M NOT A SOUTHERN BEAUTY
I'M NOT A NORTHERN ROSE
I'M JUST A PLAIN OLD SCHOOL GIRL
WITH A FRECKLE ON HER NOSE!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
THERE ARE WARSHIPS,, THERE ARE SCHOLARSHIPS BUT THE BEST SHIP
IS OUR "FRIENDSHIP"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): FINAL ITERATION INITIAL ITERATION ; WORD PLAY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
TWO IN A CAR TWO LITTLE KISSES FOUR WEEKS LATER MR AND MRS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): RHYME: ABCB
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
2 GOOD 2 BE 4 GOTTEN
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): DIGITAL SPELLING
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
IF ALL THE BOYS LIVED ACROSS THE SEA, BOY WHAT A GOOD SWIMMER
BLANK WOULD BE!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
WHEN YOU GROW UP AND LIVE IN A HUT SEND ME A PICTURE OF
YOUR FIRST-BORN NUT!
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): CHILD
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
WHEN YOU GET MARRIED AND LIVE IN A TREE SEND ME A COCONUT
COD {COLLECT ON DELIVERY}
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1965
AUTOGRAPH BOOK MATERIAL
REMEMBER THE BOY IN THE CITY REMEMBER THE GIRL IN THE TOWN
REMEMBER THE BOY WHO WRECKED YOUR BOOK BY WRITING THIS
UPSIDE-DOWN!
Submitter comment: THE PERSON WRITES THIS ON THE PAGE UPSIDE-DOWN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): INITIAL ITERATION ; RHYME: ABCB ; TYPOGRAPHICAL VERSE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-01-965
PROVERB IN VERSE
MAKE NEW FRIENDS BUT KEEP THE OLD, ONE IS SILVER AND THE
OTHER GOLD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Proverb Proverb |
Date learned: 00-00-1960
TOOTH FAIRY
AS A CHILD, WHENEVER I LOST ONE OF MY BABY TEETH, THAT
NIGHT I WOULD PUT IT UNDER MY PILLOW AND WHEN I AWOKE THE
NEXT MORNING, I WOULD FIND THAT THE TOOTH FAIRY (MY FATHER)
HAD COME DURING THE NIGHT AND TAKEN MY TOOTH AND LEFT SOME
MONEY
USUALLY A QUARTER OR FIFTY CENTS
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Maturity BELIEF -- Fairy Elf Goblin Gnome BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 0001950S
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
THE BLACHE FAMILY CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS ON CHRISTMAS EVE. THE
CHILDREN WOULD GO DOWNSTAIRS AND WAIT, WHILE THE PARENTS
WOULD BRING OUT THE PRESENTS AND PUT THEM UNDER THE TREE.
THEN THE CHILDREN COULD COME UP, BUT THE FATHER WOULD MAKE
THEM STOP SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY AND "SING FOR THEIR
PRESENTS." THEY WOULD HAVE TO SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND ONLY
WHEN THE FATHER DECIDED THEY HAD SUNG ENOUGH AND WELL ENOUGH
COULD THEY RECEIVE THEIR PRESENTS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
Date learned: 00-01-960
EASTER BUNNY
THE EASTER BUNNY (MY PARENTS) WOULD VISIT OUR HOUSE THE NIGHT
BEFORE EASTER MORNING. HE WOULD LEAVE BRIGHTLY COLORED EGGS,
ONES THAT I HAD DECORATED THE NIGHT BEFORE HIDDEN IN VARIOUS
SPOTS IN THE HOUSE, ALONG WITH BASKETS OF CHOCOLATES, JELLY
BEANS, AND OTHER CANDIES. I WOULD THEN FIND THESE GOODIES,
MY PARENTS ALSO USED TO GET LIVE BUNNIES FROM MY UNCLE'S RABBIT
FARM THAT WOULD BE HIDDEN IN THE HOUSE,
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES
James Callow Keyword(s): GIFTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Elements CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Easter eggs CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Spring Planting Bunny |
Date learned: 0001950S