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Thread #121468   Message #2652353
Posted By: Azizi
09-Jun-09 - 01:00 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Poor Old Nelson is Dead
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Poor Old Nelson is Dead
Oh. Okay.

I know the Popeye the sailor man tune but not the "Here we go gathering nuts in May" tune. Do I understand you correctly that the "Poor Roger Is Dead"/"Old Ponto is Dead" song uses that "Nuts in May" tune?

Not to beat a dead horse (I hate that saying) but couldn't the song you know have been based on the "Poor Roger Is Dead"/"Old Ponto is Dead" song but use the "Popeye the Sailor man" tune because it is more familiar (at least I think it is in the USA-but you're not in the USA or are you?)