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Thread #2777   Message #4003799
Posted By: clueless don
08-Aug-19 - 11:07 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Goodbye Liza Jane
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Goodbye Liza Jane
I see that I made a (probably redundant) contribution to this thread back on 28 Nov 07 - 09:13 AM. I remember an occasion when some folks were singing this (the version of Goodbye Liza Jane I quoted back in 07), and then Mr. Shapiro started singing

Collegetown is burning down
goodbye, goodbye
Collegetown is burning down
goodbye Jason Fane

Collegetown was (and almost surely still is) a section of Ithaca NY immediately adjacent to the Cornell University campus. Jason Fane (I'm not sure of the correct spelling of "Fane") was a landlord who owned properties in Collegetown. Fun memory!

Don