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From: "Kenny Stallard" <>
Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] anyone remember this song?
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:24:48 -0400
References: <678693.21315.qm@web32803.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


This is an old song from World War I fame, "Mares Eat Oats".
The words actually are:
"Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy, wouldn't you".
It was sung almost running the words together getting a sound different from
the actual wording.

Kenny Stallard
http://kenny.250free.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "intha rafadin" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 2:50 PM
Subject: [PACAMBRI] anyone remember this song?


> My grandmother was born and lived in Cambria County
> for most of her life. As a small child i remember her
> singing a silly song to us. I do not know the name of
> the song and can not remember most of the words and
> was hoping soneone out there heard it to. Maybe just a
> local thing since no one else but my cousins even
> heard of it now. It went something like this (and
> forgive any spelling errors)
>
> Maresie doats and posey goats and little lambsie
> divey, a kidledivie too, wouldn't you? If the words
> sound queer and funny to your ear, a little bit
> jumbled and jivy.
>
> that is all I can remember of it. ANYONE out there
> hear this song as a child, too? or was it just
> something in my family?????
>
> intha rafadin
>
>
>
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