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I WISH YOU LUCK, I WISH YOU JOY,
I WISH YOU FIRST A BABY BOY.
AND WHEN HIS HAIR BEGINS TO CURL,
I WISH YOU THEN A BABY GIRL,
AND WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF SAFETY PINS,
I WISH YOU THEN A PAIR OF TWINS.
Where learned: OHIO, ASSUMED ; Norwalk
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse Matrimony |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
KICK THE CAN
THIS GAME CAN BE PLAYED BY ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE. ALL
THAT IS NEEDED IS A LARGE FIELD. TO START THE GAME,
ONE PERSON IS MADE 'IT,' AND IT IS HIS RESPONSIBILITY
TO CATCH THE OTHERS. THE FIRST PERSON HE CATCHES WILL
BE IT AT THE START OF THE NEXT GAME. THERE ARE TWO
GOAL LINES WHICH REPRESENT FREE ZONES AND THE OBJECT
IS TO GET FROM ONE ZONE TO THE OTHER WITHOUT GETTING
CAUGHT. THE ONE WHO IS IT CALLS ONE PERSON ACROSS
OR HE CAN SAY "KICK THE CAN" IN WHICH CASE, EVERYONE
TRIES TO GET ACROSS AT THE SAME TIME.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO ; ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Bodily Activity Song: Game, Pastime, Sport |
Date learned: MANY YEARS AGO
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PROVERB
EAT DRIED APPLES FOR BREAKFAST,
DRINK WATER FOR LUNCH,
SWELL UP FOR SUPPER.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Date learned: 05-04-1969
DUCK-DUCK-GOOSE
THE GAME BEGINS WITH THE PLAYERS SITTING DOWN IN A
CIRCLE. ONE PERSON IS CHOSEN AS "IT." "IT" WALKS
AROUND THE CIRCLE TAPPING THE PLAYERS ON THE HEAD AND
HE SAYS "DUCK, DUCK" UNTIL HE DECIDES TO TAP A PLAYER
AND SAY "GOOSE." THIS PLAYER THEN HAS TO TRY TO
CATCH "IT." IF "IT" RUNS AROUND THE CIRCLE TWICE
AND IS ABLE TO SIT DOWN IN THE EMPTY SPACE, THEN
THE PLAYER THAT HE CHOSE IS "IT." IF "IT" GETS
TAGGED, THEN HE REMAINS IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW ; ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Racing Chasing Fighting |
Date learned: 12-02-1970
IN THE DORMS, IT IS TRADITIONAL TO GET THROWN IN THE
SHOWERS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT ; ILLINOIS ; GLENVIEW ; ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Private birthday or anniversary |
Date learned: 11-15-1970
PROVERB
EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase PROVERB -- Proverbial Comparison |
Date learned: 03-29-1969
IF YOUR RIGHT EYE ITCHES, YOU ARE GOING TO CRY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; PRIMM SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 07-18-1968
IF YOU WILL GO WATCH THE COWS ON DECEMBER 31, AT MIDNIGHT,
THEY WILL PRAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; PRIMM SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 31 New Year's Eve BELIEF -- Mammal |
Date learned: 07-18-1968
IF YOU DREAM OF FIRE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAD. IF YOU DREAM
OF A BIRTH, IT IS A SIGN OF DEATH.
Where learned: HOME ; VIRGINIA, ASSUMED ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Birth BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Dreams BELIEF -- Dreams Foretelling a death |
Date learned: 03-23-1969
IF YOUR NOSE ITCHES, SOMEONE IS COMING WITH A HOLE IN THEIR
BRITCHES.
Where learned: TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; PRIMM SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | Spirit / Mind / Body Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.840 BELIEF -- Body part Senses |
Date learned: 07-18-1968
A FRIDAY NIGHT DREAM TOLD BEFORE BREAKFAST ON SATURDAY WILL
COME TRUE.
Where learned: HOME ; VIRGINIA, ASSUMED ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 03-23-1969
RAIN, RAIN GO TO SPAIN
COME AGAIN SOME OTHER DAY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE, ASSUMED ; PRIMM SPRINGS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief C860.465 BELIEF -- Cloud Fog Mist Rain Hail Ice Snow Frost Dew |
Date learned: 08-07-1968
PUT ST. JOHN'S WORK (WORT?) IN (A) PILLOW TO FORETELL ONE'S
FUTURE IN DREAMS.
Where learned: HOME ; VIRGINIA, ASSUMED ; NORTH GARDEN
Keyword(s): PLANT
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Dreams BELIEF -- Use of Object Plant |
Date learned: 03-29-1969
THE WAY YOU ACT AND FEEL ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEW YEAR
IS THE WAY YOU'LL BE MOST OF THE YEAR.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- January 1 New Year's BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions |
Date learned: 03-23-1969
OUR GRANDMOTHER BELIEVED THAT LIGHTED LAMPS AND CANDLES AT
NIGHT WOULD KEEP AWAY GHOSTS AND WITCHES.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED ; NORTH GARDEN
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Witch Shaman BELIEF -- Weather sign or control |
Date learned: 03-29-1969
A ROOSTER CROWING AND A NOSE ITCHING MEANS THAT COMPANY IS
COMING TO YOUR HOUSE.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED ; NORTH GARDEN
Date learned: 03-29-1969