The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #26098   Message #311524
Posted By: Margaret V
03-Oct-00 - 09:26 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: There's a Song They Sing at a Sing-Song..
Subject: RE: Song we sang at the singsong in SingSing
I don't know the song, but am able to verify that Sing-Sing is indeed a prison in the US, precisely it is in Ossining, New York, about 25 miles "up the river" (that's the Hudson) from Manhattan. Its name derives from the native people who inhabited the area a few hundred years ago, the Sint-Sink. I used to live two blocks away, they were very quiet neighbors. I hope someone has the words, I'd be interested! Margaret