porcinality

[Joel S. Berson]

In February, Bill Palmer wrote:
>So do swine have "porcinality"

Rattling around loosely in my occasionally empty brain pan, off and
on ever since I realized that the C should be soft (not that of
"pork"!), has been something about a song.  I finally decided to tie
it down.  I assume Bill had in mind "Porcinality" (lyrics by Lloyd
Price), which I nominate for Miss Piggy's anthem. Its refrain is (one
site tells me):

'Cause you got porcinality,
Walk, porcinality
Talk, porcinality
Smile, porcinality

Charm, porcinality
Love, porcinality
And of Cause you've got
A great big heart.

I hope I've finally rid myself of this "Punch, brothers, punch"!

Joel

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