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Thread #9179   Message #1513547
Posted By: GUEST,Paul Burke
01-Jul-05 - 04:14 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: One Meat Ball (Burl Ives)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: One Meat Ball - Burl Ives
My dad used to sing that, the missing line is "there is a moral to it all". The tune was vaguely similar to Lily the Pink. No idea where he got it, he sang everything from sea shanties to opera via army and rugby songs and Irish stage weepies.