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Thread #65010   Message #1067921
Posted By: GUEST,Les in Chorlton
08-Dec-03 - 02:32 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Kumbaya
Subject: RE: Kumbaya
"No self-respecting Boy Scout would sing kumbaya - unless it was done in in an attempt to impress a woman".

This stirred a very deep memory for me. Something to do with guides and nurses,songs and the effect of being able to play 2 chords and groan a bit.

Don't knock Kumbaya, it was ok and very useful for a yoof moving from grunting to joined up words in the presence of young women!