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To: DoodleBob

Older folks might remember the Pogo version:

Deck us all with Boston Charlie
Walla walla, Wash., an’ Kalamazoo!
Nora’s freezin’ on the trolley
Swaller dollar cauliflower alley’garoo!
Don’t we know archaic barrel
Lullaby lilla boy, Louisville Lou?
Trolley Molly don’t love Harold
Boola boola Pensacoola hullabaloo!

Bark us all bow-wows of folly
Polly welly cracker n’ too-da-loo!
Donkey Bonny brays a carol
Antelope Cantaloup, ‘lope with you!

Hunky Dory’s pop is lolly gaggin’ on the wagon
Willy, folly go through!
Chollie’s collie barks at Barrow
Harum scarum five alarum bung-a-loo!

Duck us all in bowls of barley
Ninky dinky dink an’ polly voo!
Chilly Filly’s name is Chollie
Chollie Filly’s jolly chilly view halloo!

Bark us all bow-wows of folly
Double-bubble, toyland trouble! Woof, Woof, Woof!
Tizzy seas on melon collie!
Dibble-dabble, scribble-scrabble! Goof, Goof, Goof!


14 posted on 12/30/2023 6:15:13 PM PST by Engraved-on-His-hands
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands

I sure do. But I never knew there was more than the first two verses. It’s possible it was re-used in a shorter version. I recall a collection called G.O. Fizzical Pogo, where I might have seen it. The reference was to the “International Geophysical year” from mid-1957 to the end of 1958, and the swamp characters commenting that it was an eighteen month year, and would there be one and a half Christmases?


23 posted on 12/30/2023 6:28:18 PM PST by Flash Bazbeaux
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands
One of the Top Five cartoons ever! Walt Kelly was an absolute genius.


24 posted on 12/30/2023 6:29:34 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands
Found a recording of that lovely opus.
27 posted on 12/30/2023 6:33:35 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Engraved-on-His-hands; ProtectOurFreedom

LOL - my parents used to sing that Pogo version sometimes when I was a little kid.


56 posted on 12/31/2023 12:00:21 AM PST by Allegra (Less propaganda would be appreciated.)
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