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Thread #33313 Message #443110
Posted By: GUEST,Bruce O.
17-Apr-01 - 10:51 PM
Thread Name: Lyr ADD: Didn't He Ramble (will Handy/Bob Cole)^^^
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: He Rambled Till They Had to Cut Him
Joe, I take it to be a parody of the "Derby Ram". Derby is pronounced Darby, and one sees both, e.g. the Irish "Pretty Peggy of Darby, O" (Scarce Songs 1 on my website). There's also an early copy of "Ram of Derby" there, with tune.