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Thread #81378 Message #1490548
Posted By: Bob Bolton
22-May-05 - 09:52 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: 'Go Kiss Your Pa!' trad. bawdy song??
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: 'Go Kiss Your Pa!' trad. bawdy song??
G'day John,
Just one slight correction to Ebb's words (your transcription ... or Warren Fahey's ... ?) - the first line of the third stanza I definitely hear as:
"Pull out", she cried. "Don't spend inside ...
- in line with your 1905-07 NY State manuscript ... and a common 19th century term for ejaculation.
Regards,
Bob