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Thread #72420 Message #4236638
Posted By: Lighter
08-Mar-26 - 02:53 PM
Thread Name: Origins/ADD: Can't You Dance the Polka?
Subject: RE: Origins/ADD: Can't You Dance the Polka?
Greenock Telegraph (Dec. 6, 1862):
"One that used to be a great favourite had for its refrain:
Ooway, ye santos [sic], my dear honey,
Ooway, ye sailor boys, I love ye for yer money."