Mudcat Café message #1815445

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Thread #94023 Message #1815445
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
21-Aug-06 - 05:35 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Don't Send My Boy to Prison (& parodies)
Subject: RE: Can you NAME THIS TUNE ??-Dont Send my boy...

Always thought the original was "Don't Send My Boy to Prison." Many recordings in the 1920's-1930's.
No idea where the tune originated.