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- From: wft@math.canterbury.ac.nz (Bill Taylor)
- Subject: Re: Songs containing states
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- Organization: Department of Mathematics, University of Canterbury
- References: <1992Nov13.211056.9143@news.media.mit.edu> <1e3r9tINNqh@aludra.usc.edu>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 01:37:14 GMT
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- There is also an old folk song which lists lots of states.
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- It will sing things like "What did Delaware boys?" and you are to
- take this as "What did Della wear boys?".
- I think the next line says that she wears a New Jersey.
- At one point it says "Alaska" which, from the context of the song,
- can be taken as "I'll ask her".
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- Maybe someone who actually knows the song could post the words.
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- You got it, sweetheart...
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- WHAT DID DELLA WEAR ?
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- What did Della wear, boys, what did *Della wear* (twice)
- She wore a brand *new jersey* (3 times)
- That's what Della wore.
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- Why did *Callie phone ya*, why did Callie phone (twice)
- She called to say *How are ya* (3 times)
- That's why she did phone.
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- What did *Missis sip* boys, what did Missis sip (twice)
- She sipped on *Minnie's soda* (3 times)
- That's what Missis sipped.
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- Where has *Orry gone* , boys, where has Orry gone,
- I don't know but *Ah'll ask her* , where has Orry gone,
- She's gone to pay her *taxes* (3 times)
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- How did *Wiscon sin* , boys, she stole a *new brass key*
- Too bad that *Arken saw* boys, and so did *Tenner see*,
- It made poor *Florrie die* boys (3 times)
- She died in *misery* .
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- (repeat first verse, fading...)
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- Incidentally, between each verse there is a chant of "one, two, three, four"
- in various languages.
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- This all gives Delaware, New Jersey, California, Hawaii, Mississippi, Minnesota,
- Oregon, Alaska, Texas, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Missouri
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