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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....