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Thread #76104   Message #1348303
Posted By: dick greenhaus
05-Dec-04 - 07:31 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Our Baby Died Last Night
Subject: RE: Origins: 'Baby Died of Spinal Meningitis'
Oddly enough, I first heard "Our Baby Died Last Night" from a dedicated, hard-working pediatric nurse. She also sang "Ten little preemies lyin in a bed, Honey, Baby etc (can't remember verses.)

One may not care for graveyard humor, but it's been a mainstay for eons and, I suspect, a psyche-saver for those overly concerned.