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Thread #76104 Message #1344737
Posted By: John M.
01-Dec-04 - 04:41 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Our Baby Died Last Night
Subject: Lyr Add: OUR BABY DIED LAST NIGHT
Hello everyone,
Here is a song from the Digital Tradition database.
OUR BABY DIED LAST NIGHT
Our baby died last night
It only lived for 24 hours
And it cost a hundred dollars
It was a lousy baby, anyway
Its head had turned into mush
It squushed between our fingers
Its sticky blood still lingers
It was a lousy baby, anyway
It soiled a dozen diapers;
And died for just to spite us
Of spinal meningitis
It was a lousy baby, anyway
I have a version of this song form the Korat AFB (ca 1970) which goes:
Spoken: Boys, my baby died last night.
Sung:
Oh, my baby died
She died of suicide
She died to spite us
Of spinal meningitis
She wasn't a good baby, anyway
So we ate her, yum yum.
Does anyone sing this song? If yes, where / when did you learn the song?
Yours,
John Mehlberg