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Subject: RE: BS: I couldn't sleep one night From: catspaw49 Date: 17 Mar 01 - 09:46 PM Well, let's see.............. HERE'S ONE WITH A LOT OF VERSES THIS SEEMS TO BE THE PERRY COMO VERSION Spaw |
Subject: RE: BS: I couldn't sleep one night From: guest(intruder-inactive) Date: 17 Mar 01 - 09:39 PM 'twas indeed como my late non-sainted mother played it for me manymanymanymany times |
Subject: RE: BS: I couldn't sleep one night From: catspaw49 Date: 17 Mar 01 - 05:24 AM Not sleeping seems to be a pastime of mine.....I remeber there is a verse about 'What did Ohi owe" but I don't remember what it was. I reckon we need to track this one down........or maybe I'll try to get some sleep. Spaw |
Subject: RE: BS: I couldn't sleep one night From: Mr Red Date: 16 Mar 01 - 07:15 PM Perry Como sang it on his show. I am sure he recorded it. |
Subject: RE: BS: I couldn't sleep one night From: Jim Krause Date: 16 Mar 01 - 03:05 PM Dita, Yeah, that's rather the way I remember it as well. But Perry Como? Possible. I like the verse about What did Mississip'. Hmmm, wonder if this might be a good song challenge? Jim |
Subject: RE: BS: I couldn't sleep one night From: GUEST,Dita (at work) Date: 16 Mar 01 - 02:33 PM Can't tell you who did it, but I remember it as a 50's hit in the UK for somebody like Perry Como. I'm sure it was called "What did Delaware" It was structured something like this -
What did Delaware, boy, what did Delaware,
What did Missisip, boy, what did Missisip, |
Subject: I couldn't sleep one night From: Jim Krause Date: 16 Mar 01 - 01:53 PM I couldn't sleep one night, and so got up with a confused combination of two songs going through my head. The tune was Goin' Around This World Baby Mine an old-time standard that the Coon Creek Girls recorded, I think. Funny thing was, I started singing: What did Delaware, baby mine? What did Tennessee, baby mine (3X) What did Idaho, baby mine? (3X) What does Ioway, baby mine? (3X) Hawaii today, baby mine? (3X) And so on. It being near 2 AM by now, the verses got a little risque with I'll leave that one up to your imaginations! The point? What's the real origin of these jokes? Seems I heard an old Woody Guthrie record with some of them on it, especially the What did Delaware verse. Anybody else remember this novelty song? It had a different tune, I'm sure. |