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CAMPSONG UPWARD TRAIL
WE'RE ON THE UPWARD TRAIL, WE'RE ON THE UPWARD TRAIL,
SINGING, SINGING, EVERYBODY SINGING AS WE GO.
WE'RE ON THE UPWARD TRAIL, WE'RE ON THE UPWARD TRAIL,
SINGING, SINGING, EVERYBODY SINGING HOMEWARD BOUND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Joy Happiness Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG PROCESSIONAL
WE COME, WE COME TO COUNSEL FIRE, WITH MEASURE TREAD AND SLOW,
TO LIGHT THE FIRE OF OUR DESIRE, TO LIGHT THE FIRE OF WO-HE-LO,
WO-HE-LO, WO-HE-LO.
THE LITTLE TWINKLING STARS ON HIGH ARE WHISPERING NATURE'S LORE,
WHILE ALL AROUND US THE SOFT WIND SIGHS
AND GREAT WOKANDA WATCHES O'ER, WO-HE-LO, WO-HE-LO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG MY LITTLE FLIVER
MY LITTLE FLIVER IS A RIGHT GOOD FRIEND,
ALL YA GOT TO GIVE HIM IS A TWIST AND A BEND,
HE AIN'T WORTH A NICKEL BUT I'LL BET MY JEANS,
HE'S BROUGHT A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF SMILES TO ME.
HE NEEDS NEW TIRES, THE FRONT AND THE REAR,
AND THE HORN WON'T SPEAK TO THE STEERING GEAR.
HE'S A LITTLE LOPSIDED AND HIS LAMPS WON'T LIGHT,
BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT MY FLIVER'S ALRIGHT.
HONK DIDALY, HONK, HONK, BEEP, BEEP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG KIAWITA
KIAWITA OH HOW WE LOVE YOU AND ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE STOOD FOR.
KIAWITA WE WON'T FORGET YOU BUT AWAY WE'RE BOUND AWAY,
KIAWITA WE LONG TO STAY.
KIAWITA WE LOVE YOUR LAUGHTER AND HEARD IT RINGING TRUE,
OUR COUNSELORS COULD NE'ER BE BETTER
FOR WE LOVE THEM AS DEAR AS YOU,
GREAT COUNSELORS LIKE THEM ARE FEW.
KIAWITA WE LONG TO TELL YOU OF ALL THE FUN WE'VE HAD HERE, OF ALL THE
FRIENDS THAT WE HAVE MET HERE, BUT AWAY WE'RE BOUND AWAY,
KIAWITA WE LONG TO STAY.
Submitter comment: SING TO THE TUNE OF SHENANDOAH
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Love Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG I LOVE MY SHIRT
I LOVE MY SHIRT, I LOVE MY SHIRT, MY SHIRT IS SO COMFORTABLY, LOVELY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT STARTS TO WEAR,
THAT ONLY MAKES IT BETTER STILL.
Submitter comment: REPEAT WITH DIFFERENT CLOTHES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG HEAD, SHOULDERS
HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES, KNEES AND TOES,
HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES, KNEES AND TOES AND EYES AND EARS
AND MOUTH AND NOSE, HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES, KNEES AND TOES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG GRASSHOPPERS THREE
GRASSHOPPERS THREE A-FIDDLING WENT, HEY, HO, NEVER BE STILL,
THEY PAID NO MONEY FOR THEIR RENT, BUT ALL DAY LONG WITH THEIR
ELBOWS BENT, THEY FIDDLED A TUNE CALLED RIL-LA-BY, RIL-LA-BY,
FIDDLED A TUNE CALLED RIL-LA-BY-RILL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad, Song, Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG DIKKI BIRD
HIGH IN A TREE A DIKKI BIRD
BIM SALA BIM BAM BA SALA DU SALA BIM.
HIGH IN A TREE A DIKKI BIRD SAT.
BENEATH HIM SAT A FURRY BLACK
BIM SALA BIM BAM BA SALA DU SALA BIM.
BENEATH HIM SAT A FURRY BLACK CAT.
HE SAID FOR DINNER I SHALL HAVE
BIM SALA BIM BAM BA SALA DU SALA BIM.
HE SAID FOR DINNER I SHALL HAVE YOU.
THEN ALL AT ONCE THE DIKKI BIRD
BIM SALA BIM BAM BA SALA DU SALA BIM.
THEN ALL AT ONCE THE DIKKI BIRD FLEW.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
James Callow Keyword(s): DELAYED COMPLETION ; NONSENSE REFRAIN
| Subject headings: | Favorites Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad, Song, Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG DIP, DIP AND SWING
MY PADDLE'S KEEN AND BRIGHT, FLASHING LIKE SILVER,
FOLLOW THE WILD GOOSE FLIGHT,
DIP, DIP AND SWING.
DIP, DIP AND SWING HER BACK, FLASHING LIKE SILVER,
FOLLOW THE WILD GOOSE TRACK, DIP, DIP AND SWING.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG DONKEY RIDING
WERE YOU EVER IN QUEBEC, STOWING TIMBER ON THE DECK,
WHERE THERE'S A KING WITH A GOLDEN CROWN, RIDING ON A DONKEY.
CHORUS: HAY HO AND AWAY WE GO, DONKEY RIDING, DONKEY RIDING,
HAY HO AND AWAY WE GO, RIDING ON A DONKEY.
WERE YOU EVER OFF THE HORN, WHERE IT'S ALWAYS NICE AND WARM,
CHORUS.
WERE YOU EVER IN CARTER'S BAY, WHERE THE FOLKS ALL SHOUT HOORAY,
HERE COMES JOHNNY WITH THREE MONTHS PAY, RIDING ON A DONKEY,
CHORUS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Nostalgia |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG AUSTRIAN
OH AN AUSTRIAN WENT YODELING ON A MOUNTAIN TOP HIGH
AND ALONG CAME A CUCKOO INTERRUPTING HIS CRY.
CHORUS: OLE A RAH KEE KEE.
AN AVALANCHE (SWISH)
GRIZZLY BEAR (GROWL)
SAINT BERNARD (PANT PANT)
JERSEY COW (SQUIRT SQUIRT)
PRETTY MAID (OH MY)
BETTER MAN (POW POW)
AMBULANCE (SIREN)
ROADRUNNER (BEEP BEEP)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad, Song, Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG BOTTLE POP
ONE BOTTLE POP, TWO BOTTLE POP, THREE BOTTLE POP, FOUR BOTTLE POP,
FIVE BOTTLE POP, SIX BOTTLE POP, SEVEN BOTTLE POP POP.
FISH AND CHIPS AND VINEGAR, VINEGAR, VINEGAR,
FISH AND CHIPS AND VINEGAR, PEPPER PEPPER PEPPER POP.
DON'T PUT YOUR DUST IN MY DUST PAN, MY DUST PAN, MY DUST PAN,
DON'T PUT YOUR DUST IN MY DUST PAN, MY DUST PAN'S FULL.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
James Callow Keyword(s): CHAIN ; FOOD AND DRINK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
CAMPSONG ACROSS THE STILLNESS
ACROSS THE STILLNESS OF THE LAKE, WE SEND OUR CALL OF WO-HE-LO,
THEN ALL THE SILVERY ECHOES WAKE TO ANSWER BACK WO-HE-LO.
ACROSS THE SILENCE OF THE YEARS, OUR THOUGHTS OF JOY AND OF SORROW,
GOOD DEEDS OR EVIL, HOPES OR FEARS, STILL ECHO BACK TOMORROW.
OH YE WHO BEAR THE LOFTY TORCH, THINK THOUGHTS OF EVIL NEVER,
BE MINDFUL THAT EACH SONG YE SING, GOES ON AND ON FOREVER.
WHEN WE HAVE PASSED OUR TORCH SOMEDAY AND OTHERS SING WO-HE-LO,
GRANT US DEAR GOD SUCH LIVES AS MAY STILL ANSWER BACK WO-HE-LO.
WO-HE-LO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Daily Life Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Social reunion |
Date learned: 04-00-1979
COURTSHIP CUSTOM
IN WALES YEARS AGO, PRESENTING A LADY WITH A HAND-CARVED WOODEN
LOVE SPOON WAS A SUITOR'S WAY OF SHOWING HIS AFFECTION.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage |
Date learned: CA00001975
RIDDLE
WHAT DO YOU GET IF YOU TAKE LSD AND BIRTH CONTROL
PILLS AT THE SAME TIME?
ANSWER: YOU GET TO TAKE A TRIP WITHOUT THE KIDS.
Data entry tech comment: LSD (LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE) IS A STRONG ; HALLUCINOGENIC,
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 03-09-1970
CB TAG
ANYONE WITH A CAR, A CB, AND A FREE WEEKEND EVENING CAN JOIN A
GAME OF CB TAG. THE PLAYERS ALSO NEED AN AREA TO PLAY. THIS GAME
DEVELOPED AMONG GRATIOT AVENUE CRUISERS IN ROSEVILLE, MICHIGAN.
THE PLAYERS GATHER IN A PARKING LOT TO ESTABLISH WHO IS PLAYING.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHAT TYPE OF CAR EACH PLAYER IS
DRIVING. THE PLAYERS THEN DRIVE OFF IN ALL DIRECTIONS ALTHOUGH
THEY CANNOT GO BEYOND PRE-SET BOUNDARIES. AFTER ABOUT FIFTEEN
MINUTES THEY BEGIN TO COMMUNICATE USING THEIR CB RADIOS. FROM
THIS POINT ON THEY ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER PLAYERS. EACH PLAYER
MUST CHECK IN EVERY FIVE MINUTES. WHEN ONE PLAYER SEES ANOTHER,
THE SECOND PLAYER IS "CAUGHT" AND MUST RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL
PARKING LOT. THE GAME IS OVER WHEN ALL PLAYERS HAVE RETURNED TO
THE LOT. THE WINNER IS THE DRIVER WHO IS NOT SIGHTED BY THE OTHER
PLAYERS.
Submitter comment:
I LEARNED OF THIS GAME FROM A CO-WORKER AT THE MACOMB COUNTY
LIBRARY IN MOUNT CLEMENS, MICHIGAN WHO WAS A REGULAR PLAYER.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
Date learned: 00-00-1990
Manx Cats
I was told by a woman who gave me a manx kitten the following
story. The manx is from the Isle of Man. There were a couple
aboard a sailing vessel (for good luck) that sank just off the
United States coastline. The two somehow made it to shore. This is
how they came to the U.S. Also, if you notice they look a bit
different from the average cat. They have no tail, their hind legs
are longer than the average cat, and they hop, sort of, while
running. This is because they had mated with rabbits on the Isle
of Man, and this has become a part of their genetic structure.
Submitter comment:
I did a little investigating of my own and found truth in where
the manx originated, and the description of their physical
appearance is accurate, but I could not verify the mating or
shipwreck parts of the story.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00001970S
Polish custom
When a child has his/her first haircut, it has been the custom
to keep a lock of hair. People from our family who came over from
Poland kept the locks of hair so the children would have nice hair,
as the legend goes.
Submitter comment:
This custom was practiced by both of my great-grandmothers, and
was passed down to my mother and her siblings.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | 686 Properties attributed to specific numbers or numerals individually. BELIEF -- Body part Senses Hair, on head, mustache, widow's peak BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness |
Date learned: 00001920S
Since I was little, the kitchen table always had to be cleaned
before we went to bed at night in case the spirits, especially
those relatives that had passed, wanted to come and have dinner.
The spirits must leave the table the way they found it; therefore,
the table must be cleaned of crumbs, etc., before we go to bed;
otherwise it would be too difficult for the spirits to clean their
crumbs and only leave the ones we had left on the table.
Submitter comment:
This custom came from Poland, and even in my house today it is
followed, more out of habit than anything--I never knew the reason
for having been taught to clear off the kitchen table every night.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | Favorites BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal BELIEF -- Measure of time Eating For menu, see N222. BELIEF -- Measure of time Sleeping |
Date learned: 00001920S
My grandparents lived on a parcel of land including 7 acres
which they used as a farm. During the summer, my cousins and I
spent one week, which was our vacation, at my grandparents' house.
During the time I spent there, either one or both of my
grandparents would work in the field, hoeing or picking those goods
that were ripe. If only one was working out there, the other was
at the stand by the road in front of the house, or in the garage
selling the vegetables and fruit they had grown. One of my
activities was to ride my bike out into the field, carrying a
coffee-filled honey container to my grandpa to refresh him.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; Mount Clemens
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business |
Date learned: 00001970'S