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Thread #49421   Message #2586886
Posted By: Barry Finn
11-Mar-09 - 11:23 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Yeller Gals - Doodle or Do Not?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Yeller Gals - Doodle or Do Not?
So far all that's been documented is "Doodle" &/or "Do not".

Q, I was not saying there was a connection (espically to "louLou"), only that if people want to speculate away from the orgins of it always being the nosensical (?) "doodle" or "Do not let" then "Duo Duo" seems like a closer jump than the rest of the "speculation". Mind you there no back's up on it ever being anything other that what's been written down. "Duo Duo" (not "Do Do") is just a good a "GUESS" as any.

There's a lot that Hugill doesn't suggest about that was collected in the BWI & other places in the Caribbean. Remember he published his Bible prior to Roger's collecting in BWI. Roger did dicuss his findings with Lomax & they conversed also about Lomax's collecting in the same waters but as far as I know Hugill & Abrahams did not (though I wouldn't be privy to any of that unless it was documented somewhere where I heaven't come across it which is entirely possible & if anyone knows I hope they'll straighten me out on) which is a shame because there's so much overlap that I'm sure much more would've come about out of their 'crossings'.

Barry