The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

ON NEW YEAR'S MORNING, MOTHER WOULD BE WAITING WHEN THE
CHILDREN GOT UP AND EACH CHILD IN TURN WOULD GO WITH
THE BOTTLE TO FATHER'S BED AND GAVE HIM A SHOT OF GIN
AND SAID, "FATHER, I WISH YOU A HAPPY NEW YEAR, A LONG
HAPPY LIFE AND HEAVEN WHEN YOU DIE."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 10-20-1971