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Thread #77479   Message #2888396
Posted By: Gibb Sahib
17-Apr-10 - 01:17 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: 'Will You Come Down to Limerick?'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Will You Come Down to Limerick?'
A tangential question:

The "Limerick Shanty" given by Hugill has a chorus of "The elephants walk around, and the band begins to play..." It sounds familiar. Anyone know where it might have been borrowed from?