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Thread #37840 Message #2553568
Posted By: Les in Chorlton
31-Jan-09 - 07:36 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Paw Paw Patch
Subject: RE: Origins: Paw Paw Patch, anyone?
I learned this in the Scouts in the uk in the 60s:
This is where I met my Suzie (3x)
Way down yonder in the Paw Paw patch
chorus
Picking up Paw Paws putting in the basket (3x)
Way down yonder in the Paw Paw patch
The chorus had people bending down picking up and putting Paw Paws over the shoulder in a basket.
This is where I courted Suzie
This is where I married Susie
This is where we raised our family
This is where I buried my Suzie
This is where her ghost goes wandering
I seem to remember that each verse had actions.
Other verses may exist
The oral tradition hey?
Cheers
Les