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Thread #35884   Message #492829
Posted By: alanww
27-Jun-01 - 06:22 AM
Thread Name: ADD: Not For Joseph (Not for Joe)^^
Subject: Lyr Add: NOT FOR JOE^^
I thought that you might be interested in the other Not For Joe. It used to be sung at the end of mummers plays. (Sorry about the racist comment but that was how it was!) Does anyone know of any other verses - preferably non-racist?

NOT FOR JOE

Humdidi, dumdidi, toorah loorah,
Humdidi, dumdidi, toorah ley,
Humdidi, dumdidi, toorah loorah,
Play it on my old banjo.

1. We had a little nigger,
And he grew no bigger,
So we put him in the Wild West Show.
He fell through a winder,
And he bloke his little finger,
And he couldn't play his old banjo.

Toorah loorah lilo,
Toorah loorah lilo,
Toorah loorah lilo,
Play it on my old banjo.

Humdidi, dumdidi, toorah loorah,
Humdidi, dumdidi, toorah ley,
Humdidi, dumdidi, toorah loorah,
Play it on my old banjo.

2. My uncle Billy,
Had a ten foot willie,
And he showed it to the girl next door.
She thought it was a snake,
So she hit it with a rake,
And now it’s only five foot four!

Toorah loorah lilo,
Toorah loorah lilo,
Toorah loorah lilo,
Play it on my old banjo.

Humdidi, dumdidi, toorah loorah,
Humdidi, dumdidi, toorah ley,
Humdidi, dumdidi, toorah loorah,
Play it on my old banjo.

Keep singing!
"I've got a friend in Yellowstone. Yogi, Yogi!"

Alan