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TO CALL ANOTHER CHILD OUT TO PLAY,
A CHILD WILL SING THEIR FRIEND'S NAME OUTSIDE
HIS FRIEND'S HOUSE.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY A CHILD CALLED UPON A FRIEND.
USING THE TELEPHONE OR DOORBELL WAS UNHEARD OF.
Where learned: DETROIT
Date learned: 00-00-1975