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Thread #90418 Message #1714078
Posted By: Joybell
09-Apr-06 - 07:04 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Lady's alligator purse? Her own thread
Subject: RE: Folklore: Lady's aligator purse? Her own thread
Yes it is what it's about isn't it.
My husband (American born and raised) points out that this is very much like the bawdy song often called "Gang-bang Lulu" (sorry to lower the tone of this thread)
Gang-bang Lulu has a verse that goes:
Lulu had a baby his name was Tiny Tim
She flushed him down the toilet
To see if he could swim.
Oh! Gang-bang Lulu! bangin' around all day
Who we gonna bang on
When Lulu goes away?
The tune is the one used for many Hobo/bawdy songs and it fits "Miss Lucy had a Baby" very well too.
This takes us away from the aligater purse a bit. Cheers, Joy