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Thread #166301   Message #3997329
Posted By: Joe Offer
22-Jun-19 - 12:10 AM
Thread Name: Origins: William He Had Seven Sons
Subject: RE: Origins: William He Had Seven Sons
Charlie Baum posted lyrics to "Father Abraham" in this message (click). It's similar to a song I heard at Boy Scout camp here in California.

"Father Abraham"

Father Abraham had seven sons
Seven sons had Father Abraham
And they never laughed
And they never cried
All they did was go like this:
[repeat ad nauseam, each time cumulatively adding in a motion until every verse is an aerobic exercise on steroids]