tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post7241654974984415074..comments2024-03-27T21:43:02.451-04:00Comments on NEW SAVANNA: Louis Armstrong and the Snake-Charmin’ Hoochie-Coochie MemeBill Benzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-37805014266907837702010-06-08T06:14:44.900-04:002010-06-08T06:14:44.900-04:00Thanks for the link, Steve.
Of course, what I'...Thanks for the link, Steve.<br /><br />Of course, what I'd really like to know is what lyrics it's got now.Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-49862131296453501602010-06-08T03:43:09.272-04:002010-06-08T03:43:09.272-04:00Just found another variation:
http://www.odps.org/...Just found another variation:<br />http://www.odps.org/glossword/index.php?a=term&d=3&t=731<br />The definitive work I think on British playground folklore of that time (and before) is The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren by Iona and Peter Opie http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lore-Language-Schoolchildren-NYRB-Classics/dp/0940322692Stevehttp://www.facebook.com/steve3wrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-10242856997184316572010-06-08T03:21:37.695-04:002010-06-08T03:21:37.695-04:00This was "primary" school (7-11 yrs old)...This was "primary" school (7-11 yrs old), in my case 1964 to 1968. Hopefully it goes without saying that the lyric came from other schoolchildren, not from a teacher...Stevehttp://www.facebook.com/steve3wrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-67185111587013944662010-06-06T09:05:38.441-04:002010-06-06T09:05:38.441-04:00When were you in school, if I may ask?When were you in school, if I may ask?Bill Benzonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08360044945265178991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6535481649727720492.post-57447083586610993362010-06-06T05:42:33.003-04:002010-06-06T05:42:33.003-04:00In my school in north London it was "All the ...In my school in north London it was "All the girls in Spain do their wee-wee down the drain". I can't remember a second line, but if there was one I'm sure it would have been just as insightful and educational as the first...<br />Just heard the tune again in the bass solo in Minor Swing here http://www.myspace.com/triomanoucheStevehttp://www.facebook.com/steve3wrightnoreply@blogger.com