Davenport

DESCRIPTION: "D-A-V-E-N-P-O-R-T spells davenport. That's the only decent kind of love seat, The man who made it must have been a heart beat.... It's a hug and a squeeze, And an 'Ooh, George, please!' Davenport for me!"
AUTHOR: Music ("Harrigan, That's Me") by George M. Cohan
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: 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, p. 267, "Davenport" (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 #15716
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Harrigan" (tune) and references there
File: ACSF267D

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