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Thread #140565   Message #3231206
Posted By: MGM·Lion
29-Sep-11 - 02:34 PM
Thread Name: Juberju/Juber ju/Ju bi ju
Subject: RE: Juberju/Juber ju/Ju bi ju
Yes ~~ and Musselburgh Fair is related too. But Juberju doesn't actually appear in either of those. Nor in any of the Juba songs I have contrived so far to trace. Am reminded that Pete's version came, of course, from the great Sam Larner.

But in very few of the posts in the threads I have located so far, much guided by, and with thanks to, above posters, could I find much speculation as to the meaning, or derivation, of the 'juberju' jingle. It seems odd to me that so few have even speculated previously as to whether it is connected with juba, or jubal, or jubilee, or jube-jube or is merely a nonsense nonce-word.

Any other suggestions? Or discoveries?