The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #3460   Message #17244
Posted By: murray@mpce.mq.edu.au
07-Dec-97 - 01:19 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Pa-Pa-Ya
Subject: The Princess Papooli's Papaya
Does anyone know this song? I probably have the Princesses name spelled incorrectly.

It starts out:

Oh the princess Papooli has a lot of Papaya// She likes to give it away.// The fellas all say// how they say// Oh me-a oh my-a you really oughta try a// Little piece of the Princess Papooli's papaya// Go down and get some today.

It was played on folk stations in the 60s and I think it was a contemporary group immitating an old time group; but it might have been an old group (or both). The music has a Hawiian lilt to it.

I am better at using the database than I was a few days ago, but I still couldn't find this one.

Murray