The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Red Ring Around Your Nose

There's a red ring around your nose,
And every day it grows and grows.

(Sung to a tune nearly identical to the first two lines of the refrain of "The Billboard March."

Submitter comment:

Informant learned somewhere between 1965 and 1968.

Data entry tech comment:

Informant and collector share the same surname.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BIRMINGHAM ; informant's home