Tooral-ooral-ooral Lee

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, I'm a fool as you can see And I've been fooled so you'll agree; When I tell you what occurred to me, And Tooral-ooral-ooral Lee." The singer and Lee are both in love with Sally McGee. She marries the singer, but they divorce; he thinks she loves Lee
AUTHOR: Arthur Lloyd (source: GusWilliamsLeedleGermanBandSongster)
EARLIEST DATE: 1873 (GusWilliamsLeedleGermanBandSongster)
KEYWORDS: love courting marriage wordplay humerous | tea divorce
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
GusWilliamsLeedleGermanBandSongster, pp. 58-59, "Tooral-ooral-ooral Lee" (1 text, 1 tune)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Tooral-ooral-ooral Lee"

Roud #37131
File: GWLG058

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