Mudcat Café message #3730941

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Thread #127487 Message #3730941
Posted By: Lighter
17-Aug-15 - 02:42 PM
Thread Name: lyr/Origins: Pretty polly (Knife in the Window)
Subject: RE: lyr/Origins: Pretty polly (Knife in the Window)

Two other related songs are the American military/collegiate "Roll Your Leg Over" (first reported during WW2) and the rather uncommon English "The Sergeant" (or "Corporal") (first reported 1926).