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Thread #123813   Message #2729495
Posted By: Azizi
23-Sep-09 - 07:44 AM
Thread Name: Don't Like My Apples Don't Shake My Tree
Subject: RE: Don't Like My Apples Don't Shake My Tree
Thanks, Steve. I'll check to see if I can find the lyrics to that song.

Will, I remember those lines as "must be jelly/cause jam don't shake like that".

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I think that "don't like my apple (or peaches)/don't shake my tree" line comes from African American blues, or 19th century African American dance songs.

Does anyone know any examples from those sources?

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I'm going to be away from a computer for a short time. I'll check in later.

Best wishes,

Azizi