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Thread #17453   Message #1531271
Posted By: GUEST,Hootenanny
29-Jul-05 - 12:11 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay
Subject: RE: Query: When was Tah Rah Rah Boom-di-Ay?
The reference above to La Don e Mobile or whatever it is reminde me that we used to sing to that tune when I was a bout 10:

Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay
Mae West had twins today
They sucked her tits away
Ta Ra Ra boom d Ay

This however is not the tune which the real Lottie Collins song uses.

To the correct tune we would sing:

I got a gal called sassafras
She's got pimples on her ass
Some are bif and some are small
Some you can hardly see at all

An obvious american import.

Hoot