The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Belief: Weather

Red skies in the morning

Sailors take warning.

Red skies at night,

Sailors delight.

Submitter comment:

Learned on a boat on the Fourth of July (American Holiday of Independence)

Data entry tech comment:

Motifs added by TRD

James Callow comment:

Original BN [B462] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.

Dup. of WPP

Where learned: On a Boat

Keyword(s): COLOR ; NATURE ; Nautical ; Ocean ; PREDICTING WEATHER ; PREDICTION ; RHYME ; Sailor ; Sky ; WARNING ; WEATHER