The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

Song

I went downtown to see Miss Brown.
She gave me a nickel to buy me a pickle.
The pickle was sour so I bought a flower.
The flower was dead so I bought some thread.
The thread was thin so I bought a pin.
The pin was sharp so I bought a harp and on that harp I played
"I like coffee I like tea, I like the boys and boys like me."

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Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT