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IF YOU SAY THREE HAIL MARYS EVERY DAY
THEN YOU WILL NEVER BE MOLESTED BY A MAN,
NOR WILL YOU EVER COMMIT AN IMMORAL ACT BEFORE YOU MARRY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; COLLECTED AT HER HOME
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: 11-09-1969
JUMP-ROPE RHYME
KINDERGARTEN BABY,
WASH YOUR FACE IN GRAVEY.
FIRST GRADE TOT,
SECOND GRADE ANGELS
THIRD GRADE SNOT.
FOURTH GRADE PEACHES,
FIFTH GRADE PLUMS,
ALL THE REST ARE DIRTY BUMS.
Submitter comment: LEARNED FROM A FRIEND.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; BERKELEY ; COLLECTED AT HER HOME
Keyword(s): PLAIN-JUMP
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-21-1967
NAMING
ITALIANS AND GREEKS WILL NEVER NAME ANY BOY-CHILD AFTER HIS FATHER
BECAUSE SUCH A NAMING INSURES BAD LUCK OR SOMETHING FATAL HAPPENING
TO THE BOY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; COLLECTED AT HER HOME
| Subject headings: | Person / Nickname |