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Thread #49421   Message #3790384
Posted By: GUEST,Gerry
15-May-16 - 03:12 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Yeller Gals - Doodle or Do Not?
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Yeller Gals - Doodle or Do Not?
Well, I think everyone's missing the boat here. Dudu is a common Israeli diminutive for David, as in Dudu Fisher, who performed as Jean Valjean in the Broadway production of Les Miserables, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudu_Fisher. Clearly, the line is "Dudu, let me go," and the song must be of Israeli origin. Perhaps it refers to King David.