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From: "Hetta Scholtz" <>
Subject: RE: [[ZA] Song goggabee?]
Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 20:04:19 +0200
In-Reply-To: <004e01c431de$8646bca0$0898cba3@d6l3i2>


Hallo Annatjie

According to the FAK-sangbundel p358 song no 216 the correct word is
"rokkies". The word "lokkies" occur in the second verse. The second verse is
"Lokkies dra sy nou met strikkies bont en blou. Sy vra oom Jannie gou of hy
van lokkies hou. Wat is oom Jannie se naam tog? Jannie se naam is
Goggabie."The third verse is "Met rok en lok getooi lyk sy nou baie mooi.
Die kerels kom flikflooi (3x)by die haarlok, rooirok nooi. And the fourth
"Nou maak sy vir haar klomp kêrels bymekaar en kyk hoe staan hul daar na rok
en lok te staar".
Do you have a different edition? Mine is the fourth ed,1986, ISBN 0 620
03223 5
Hetta
-----Original Message-----
From: Ann Tiran [mailto:]
Sent: 04 Mei 2004 03:46 nm
To:
Subject: Re: [[ZA] Song goggabee?]


The song says "LOKKIES" i.e. locks in her hair.........not dresses...see my
posting on the list of the song found in the Volkspele book

Annatjie


----- Original Message -----
From: "Hetta Scholtz" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 8:33 AM
Subject: RE: [[ZA] Song goggabee?]


> Hi
> There is an Afrikaans version of the folk song. It iis called "Rokkies wou
> sy dra". The first verse is:
>
> Rokkies wou sy dra maar niemand kyk daarna,
> en almal staan verslae oor sy die rokkies dra
> Refrain: Oom Jannie se naam is Goggabie Goggabie ,Goggabie,
> oon Jannie se naam is Goggabie.
> Mooi is sy, nie lelik nie.
>
>
> The meaning of the words is something like she wanted to wear dresses but
> nobody looked at her. Everybody was amazed because she wore the dresses.
> Uncle Johnnie's name is Goggabie.
>
> Hetta Scholtz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patricia Frykberg [mailto:]
> Sent: 04 Mei 2004 03:23
> To:
> Subject: Re: [[ZA] Song goggabee?]
>
>
> thanks Keith. I seem to remember someone had that record vinyl days. I'll
> ask
> Pat
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Meintjes" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, 4 May 2004 12:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [[ZA] Song goggabee?]
>
>
> > Well,
> >
> > You might find it at the library of Congress:
> >
> > Songs of the South African veld. Vol. I [sound recording]. 1950 [Decca
DL
> 5399
> > ]
> > 1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm ; 10 in.
> > Josef Marais and Miranda, vocals ; with his Bushveld Band and chorus.
> > Old Johnnie Goggabie
> > The Wanderer's Song
> > Come Walk with Me Tonight
> > Pretty Kitty
> > Auntie Mina's Cooking the Syrup
> > When will we be Married Gertjie?
> > Sugarbush (Vastrap)
> > The Capetown Girls
> > The Zulu Warrior
> > Pity the Poor Patat.
> >
> >
> > Keith
> >
> >
> > ===============================
> >
> > Patricia Frykberg <> wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know the song of which I have only a few lines somewhat
dimly
> > remembered.
> > My name is Mrs Goggabee (repeat repeat)
> > It's an awful name is Goggabee
> > But still I get my dresses free.
> > I heard an ex RN man sing this in bits and vague words and asked him
where
> he
> > had heard it. he said he wished he could remember it all because his
great
> war
> > time friend in the Navy sang it over and over to everyone's irritation!
> > Thanks
> > Pat
> >
> >
> >
> >
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