The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

QUIET PLEASE

OPEN AND SHUT THEM,
OPEN AND SHUT THEM,
GIVE A LITTLE CLAP.
OPEN AND SHUT THEM,
OPEN AND SHUT THEM.
LAY THEM IN YOUR LAP.

Submitter comment: CHILDREN DO THIS AFTER THEY SIT DOWN BEFORE STORY TIME.
THIS IS A WAY TO KEEP THEIR HANDS STILL.
INFORMANT LEARNED THIS FROM HER TEACHER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; SAINT CLAIR SHORES

Date learned: 08-11-1964