You Don't Have to Push Me; I'll Go

DESCRIPTION: "You don't have to push me; I'll go. The wave of your hand tells me so. Though I feel in my heart That my lines may not part, If my chute fails to open Then I'll break my heart." But the packer's promotion depends on a good chute, so he'll jump
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook)
KEYWORDS: technology derivative | parachute
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ward-Jackson/Lucas-AirmansSongBook, p. 244, "You Don't Have To Push Me I'll Go" (1 short text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "You Don't Have to Tell Me, I Know" (tune)
NOTES [39 words]: The source song, "You Don't Have to Tell Me, I Know," is by Don Pelosi and Art Noel, and was recorded several times in 1941. It doesn't seem to have been particularly popular; I'm surprised it was used as the basis for a parody. - RBW
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File: WJ:244A

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