nyaa nyaa/ naa naa (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Benjamin Barrett]

Ahh, now I recall. It's "all-y all-y in-come-free."

Don't know why it's not "come-in free," but that still makes more sense that oxen....

Benjamin Barrett
Seattle, WA

On Feb 13, 2012, at 4:39 PM, Laurence Horn wrote:

>
> On Feb 13, 2012, at 6:42 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
>
>> Oddly, I've heard neither this nor "olly-olly-oxen-free" in the wild.
>> Like the "razzberry," it's one of those things that white people write
>> that they do or say.
>>
>> --
>> -Wilson
>
> I've heard it.  It is, however, pronounced "All-y all-y in free".  The ox is silent.
>
> LH

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