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Thread #2024 Message #2950722
Posted By: Jim Dixon
23-Jul-10 - 12:14 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Harem (Chas 'n' Dave - music hall song?)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Music Hall-esp 'Sitting in the Harem'
The song DARDANELLA, which was a popular jazz standard in the big-band era, has a chorus that begins "Oh, sweet Dardanella, I love your harem eyes." (It has been posted in its own thread; click the link.)