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Thread #72420   Message #2749963
Posted By: Amos
21-Oct-09 - 10:58 PM
Thread Name: Origins/ADD: Can't You Dance the Polka?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Can't You Dance the Polka? (from S Sl
It would seem the provenance of the song was around the period when Santyanna was Pubilc Enemy#1 in these United States. It seems to me Hugill's explanation is quite in keeping with the tendency toward jocularity in American songs, especially salty ones.


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