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ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS
OH, ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS, ROLLING OVER THE SEAS.
ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
IT'S THE CHEESE, THE CHEESE, THE CHEESE THAT MAKES THE MOUSE GO
'ROUND. (REPEAT VERSE TWICE).
IT'S THE CHEESE THAT MAKES THE MOUSE GO 'ROUND.
...... CHORUS......
OH, ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS, ROLLING OVER THE SEAS.
ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
IT'S THE MOUSE, THE MOUSE, THE MOUSE THAT MAKES THE CAT GO 'ROUND.
(REPEAT VERSE TWICE).
IT'S THE MOUSE THAT MAKES THE CAT GO 'ROUND.
...... CHORUS......
OH, ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS, ROLLING OVER THE SEAS.
ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
IT'S THE CAT, THE CAT, THE CAT THAT MAKES THE DOG GO 'ROUND
(REPEAT TWICE).
IT'S THE CAT THAT MAKES THE DOG GO 'ROUND.
...... CHORUS......
OH, ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS, ROLLING OVER THE SEAS.
ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
IT'S THE DOG, THE DOG, THE DOG THAT MAKES THE BOY GO 'ROUND (REPEAT
TWICE).
IT'S THE DOG THAT MAKES THE BOY GO 'ROUND.
...... CHORUS......
OH, ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS, ROLLING OVER THE SEAS.
ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
IT'S THE BOY, THE BOY, THE BOY THAT MAKES THE GIRL GO 'ROUND
(REPEAT TWICE).
IT'S THE BOY THAT MAKES THE GIRL GO 'ROUND.
...... CHORUS......
OH, ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS, ROLLING OVER THE SEAS.
ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
IT'S THE GIRL, THE GIRL, THE GIRL THAT MAKES THE LOVE GO 'ROUND
(REPEAT TWICE).
IT'S THE GIRL THAT MAKES THE LOVE GO 'ROUND.
...... CHORUS......
OH, ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS, ROLLING OVER THE SEAS.
ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
IT'S LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THAT MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND (REPEAT TWICE)
IT'S LOVE THAT MAKES THE WORLD GO 'ROUND.
...... CHORUS......
OH, ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS, ROLLING OVER THE SEAS,
ROLLING OVER THE BILLOWS OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; FAIRFAX
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Love |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
WHAT DO A SUNDAY GOLFER AND THE MOVIE "CASABLANCA" HAVE IN COMMON?
MULTIPLY 332.375 BY 96 TO FIND OUT-BOGIE.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; FAIRFAX
James Callow Keyword(s): MODERN FOLKLORE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
CALCULATOR PASTIME
TO FIND OUT A FAMOUS CIVIL WAR BATTLE ENTER 0.7145 AND INVERT-SHILO.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; FAIRFAX
James Callow Keyword(s): MODERN FOLKLORE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion BELIEF -- Number |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
RUB A WART WITH A PENNY TO GET RID OF THE WART.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; FAIRFAX
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Method of Curing |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
DREAM OF THE DEAD, HEAR OF THE LIVING. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU
WERE TO DREAM OF SOMEONE DEAD THEN THE NEXT DAY A CALL WOULD
COME FROM THAT DEAD PERSON'S RELATIVE.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; FAIRFAX
James Callow Keyword(s): CONTRAST
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Dreams Hear from the living |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
IF TWO PEOPLE GO AROUND A STABLE OBJECT, THEY MUST SAY BREAD AND
BUTTER OR RUN THE RISK OF HAVING A FIGHT.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; FAIRFAX
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
SUPERSTITIONS
IT IS BAD LUCK TO REMOVE A RING FROM SOMEONE'S FINGER BECAUSE IT
MIGHT MEAN THAT A BREAKUP IS IMMINENT.
Where learned: VIRGINIA ; FAIRFAX
| Subject headings: | Observation BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
TO KEEP YOUR CHILD FROM HAVING TERRIBLE NIGHTMARES,YOU SHOULD
PUT A BIBLE UNDER HIS OR HER PILLOW.
Where learned: VIRGINIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Magic Book BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness BELIEF -- Dreams |
Date learned: 04091984CA
An Old African Fable: When a baby is about to teethe,
about four months or so (drooling stage) take a raw egg
from the refrigerator and wrap it in a cloth diaper if
you have one. Keep it where you place other diapers
(hamper). This will prevent the baby from any
difficulty in teething. Older people have sworn by it.
Where learned: VIRGINIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Remedy |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
It is not good to put your hat on the bed or table.
It is bad luck. When asked why it is bad luck, Mr. Ford's
answer was "I don't know".
Where learned: VIRGINIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
Don't let a woman in your house before 12 noon on Monday.
It is okay or good to let a man in.
Where learned: VIRGINIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Bad luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
Among some black folks, it's good to let a "white" man
in your house before 12 noon. It's okay to let a black
man in also, but a "white" man takes precedence.
Where learned: VIRGINIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Good luck |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
If a dog howls that's a sign of death in the neighborhood.
Where learned: VIRGINIA
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Mammal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
Some people say that a man of dark color is crazy about a
high yellow, but high yellow will throw you, and when
you come home, there will be another mule kicking in your
stall. A brown skin girl is the best gal after all.
Where learned: VIRGINIA
James Callow Keyword(s): African-American color of skin
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Body part Senses BELIEF -- Color SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
I don't want no black woman to fix my tea, cause she's
liable to "PISON" me.
Where learned: VIRGINIA
James Callow Keyword(s): poison
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Means of Causing or Avoiding Illness SPEECH -- Formula |
Date learned: 00-00-1939
Down South dragon flies are called snake doctors by the old
blacks because they believe that dragon flies bring dead
snakes back to life and the blacks are really afraid of
snakes. So, whenever a black man sees a dragon fly around
he knows that there's a snake around.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Lightning Thunder |
Date learned: 00001977CA
Rabbit Track Stew
Down South when a husband is sent out hunting and doesn't get
anything (usually because he got drunk instead of hunting) he
will come home and ask his wife if she can make dinner with
rabbit tracks because that's all he could catch. Also,
rabbit track stew is what people eat when times are tough
and there's not enough food.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): non-food
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Work Commerce Business Food Drink -- Meat Wild animal SPEECH -- Vocabulary |
Date learned: 00001975CA
According to the people down South a Curmudgeon is a Trolls
cousin. The only difference between the two is that the
Curmudgeons are meaner.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Supernatural Being BELIEF -- Angel |
Date learned: 00-00-1975
According to the people down South, Cherubs are cousins to
Trolls but are much nicer than Trolls.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Supernatural Being |
Date learned: 00-00-1975
On the weekends we'd go up into the mountains and go fishing.
Sometimes if somebody was new to our group we'd get them to go
snipe huntin' with burlap bags. We'd send them into a little
knoll and tell them to wait while we went up to scare the snipes
their way. Then we'd go fishin' and leave the fools to figure
out
what was goin' on.
Submitter comment: According to Dave snipe are small birds and do exist.
Where learned: VIRGINIA, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 00-00-1978