Lollypop

DESCRIPTION: "L-O- double L- Y-P-O-P spells lollipop... That’s the only kind of candy... The guy who made it was a dandy. L-O- double L- I-P-O-P you’ll see... It’s a lick upon a stick guaranteed to get you sick." Other words, or a camp name, may also be spelled
AUTHOR: Music ("Harrigan, That's Me") by George M. Cohan
EARLIEST DATE: 1976 (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: food wordplay nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Pankake/Pankake-PrairieHomeCompanionFolkSongBook, pp. 162-163, "Davenport" (1 text, tune referenced, consisting of the verses of "Davenport," "Castor Oil," and "Lollypop")
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 125, 133, 134, 228, 265-266-275, 346, 347, 348, 431, 500, "Lollypop" (notes, plus 6 texts labeled "Lollypop" on pp. 270-275; of these six, the "Lollypop" verse is found in A, C, D, E, F; "Castor Oil" is in A, D, E; "Davenport" is in D; and A, B, C, E, F have other material as well; bibliography on pp. 671-673)
Roud #37845
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Harrigan" (tune) and references there
File: ACSF125L

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