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Thread #11460   Message #4228112
Posted By: Lighter
05-Sep-25 - 03:14 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Roy Roger Um / Hi Ho Jerum / Hi Ro Jerum
Subject: RE: Origins: Roy Roger Um / Hi Ho Jerum / Hi Ro Jerum
"Toc H News Sheet," (Oct.?, 1921). As sung in the British Army in France in 1915:


Now there was a rich man, and he lived in Jerusal-eum,
Glory alleybelarium, O Rogerum!
And he used to live on the fat of the Land-eum,
Glory alleyebelarium, O Rogerum!

Chorus: O Rogerum, O Rogerum,
O Sling-am-my ling-am-my ore-um, O Rogerum!

[Similarly:]

Now there was a poor man, and he lived in Jerusal-eum....
And he used to live on the crumbs from the rich man’s tabl-eum...

Now the poor man he died, and he went up to Heaven-eum....
And he sat himself adown on the starboard side of Abraham....

Now the rich man he died, but he didn’t fare so well-eum....
For the devil he came, and he popped him down to hell-eum....

And the rich man he cried, "O send me down some water-eum"....
But the devil he said “This ain't no Ritz Hotel-eum....

Now if any of you should chance to go to Heaven-eum....
Remember that the dinner Hour is always at eleven-eum....