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Thread #35677 Message #4103882
Posted By: Lighter
28-Apr-21 - 04:17 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: A Gob is a Slob, Wherever He May Be
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: A Gob is a Slob, Wherever He May Be
I guess there ain't.
The structure of "A Gob is a Slob" (like "A Guy is a Guy") is pure pop.
I suspect Brand had come across a version of "The Knave," with or without the phrase "a gob is a slob" and wrote the unfolklike "refrains" himself.