Hoo Ha -- Hoo Ha Ha!

DESCRIPTION: "There's the man with the big red nose, Hoo ha, hoo ha ha. The more he drinks the redder it grows, Hoo ha, hoo ha ha." Or, "...The more he rubs it, the more it grows, Ooh ah, ooh ah ah" It may continue with "There ain't no flies on us"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1917 (Nettleingham-TommysTunes)
KEYWORDS: nonballad drink bug | nose
FOUND IN: Britain
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Nettleingham-TommysTunes, #49, "Hoo Ha -- Hoo Ha Ha!" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Roud #10776
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Ain't No Bugs on Me" (lyrics)
NOTES [64 words]: I have a feeling this began life as a novelty song, but I can't find an original to prove it. But I seem to recall *hearing* it (with the chorus given as "ooh ah, ooh ah ah")! Nettleingham-TommysTunes seems to offer the only traditional version, though, and his version consists of only a half-verse. My guess is that there is a second half to his verse, but it was unprintable. - RBW
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File: NeTT049

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