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Thread #120720   Message #3751956
Posted By: GUEST,Phil
18-Nov-15 - 08:17 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' ...
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' ...
Date: 28 May 15 - 12:27 AM
I heard it as Banana oil, which in the 1920s, was a synonym for BS.

Date: 18 Nov 15 - 07:51 PM
My mother sang mama don't want no peas no rice and no banana oil. Banana oil was 1920s slang for BS.

Got it.

Cheers.