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Thread #69487   Message #1993334
Posted By: The Fooles Troupe
11-Mar-07 - 08:29 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Idley(?) Dan was a dirty old man * an #
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Idley(?) Dan was a dirty old man * an #
I have heard this one from the 1950s in Aust too. It has whistles, farts, snorts interposed between the repeated words at the end of each line. The 'performance trick' of this piece that all the sounds were made by mouth - and you really had to focus to keep it right - usually done fairly fast too. I remember doing it as a kid, but have forgotten it.