The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Music

Two people stand opposite each other and, while clapping first their hands and then their partners, sing:

I gave my father peaches,
I gave my father pears,
I gave my father fifty cents,
And kicked him down the stairs.

I gave my mother etc.
I gave my sister etc.
I gave my aunt etc.
I gave my uncle etc.
I gave my brother etc.
Any more relatives one cares to mention.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM

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Music

Lavender's blue, dilly, dilly
Lavender's green;
When I'm king, dilly, dilly,
You shall be queen.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM

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Song

It ain't gonna rain
no more, no more,
It ain't gonna rain
no more
So how in the heck
Can I wash my neck
If it ain't gonna rain no more

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector are the same person.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; 2988 Berkshire

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Jump Rope Rime

I'm a littler dutch girl dressed in blue;

These are the things I was taught to do;

Salute to the captain

Curtsey to the queen

Turn my back on the submarine.

I can do the hootchy gootchy,

I can do the split,

I can miss just like this,

Where learned: Birmingham, Michigan

Keyword(s): CHARACTER ; ENDURANCE ; Jump ; Jump ; SPEED

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