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Thread #13043   Message #107229
Posted By: Mandochop
21-Aug-99 - 02:19 PM
Thread Name: Best 100 folk words ever
Subject: RE: BEST 100 FOLK WORDS EVER:
Lets not forget:

"mandalay" - from "Mandalay" "swagman", "mangrove", "jumbuck" - from "Waltzing Matilda" "toora-loora-loora-loo" and "toora-loora-loora-laddie" -from "Courtin in the Kitchen" "whack-fo-the-diddle" - from "Whack-Fo-The-Diddle" "abu" -from "O'donnel Abu" "ring-a-ding-a-rosie" - from "Rare Ould Times" "sport" - from "Tie me kangaroo down, sport"

and also: "ye", "me" (instead of "my"), "de" (instead of "the"), and "rover" Rob