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Dale...

I believe the song is from the play/movie "Showboat," which was set
in the pre-Civil War era.   It was sung by the slaves who were worked
so hard  and long - thus their envy of "That lucky ol sun aint' got
nothing to do but roll around heaven all day."

Barb Mallut
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dale Severance <[log in to unmask]>
To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN
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Date: Monday, October 19, 1998 12:25 AM
Subject: non pd name that tune


>Up  in the morning
>out to my job,
>work like the devil for my pay,
>but that lucky old son,ain't got ...
>
>The words to the song have been going around in my head for two
weeks but I
>can not name that tune.  Does anyone remember the name?
>
>Dale Severance
>57/12
>