Billboard Song, The

DESCRIPTION: "As I was walking down the street" the singer sees a billboard damaged by weather, which now contains many odd ads: "Smoke Coca-Cola cigarettes, chew Wrigley's Spearmint beer," or try other unorthodox techniques
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1923 (Camp Clavell and Girl Reserve Club Songs)
KEYWORDS: humorous food commerce campsong
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Pankake/Pankake-PrairieHomeCompanionFolkSongBook, p. 183, "The Billboard Song" (2 texts)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 94, 142, 257, 285, "The Billboard Song"/"The Billoard" (notes only)
Harbin-Parodology7, #126, p. 38, "The Billboard" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #15715
NOTES [24 words]: Averill says that this song varies "from camp to camp, and from season to season," no doubt depending on what is currently being advertised. - RBW
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