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emjay	Origins: Skinnamarink (Feist & Piantidosi, 1910) (56* d)	RE: Skinamarink	09 Jul 07
I always thought it was from the song The Beggarman as sung by Tommy Makem. The fourth verse in part: Over the road with my pack on my back, Over the fields with my great heavy sack, With holes in my shoes and my toes peeping through, Singing, "Skinny-ma-rink-a doodle-o and old Johnny Dhu." The note with the song to Tommy Makem's mother Sarah Makem, the book The Irish Songbook is copyright 1969. I have frequently heard the phrase quoted with this specific song cited as the source. MJ

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