[Lexicog] "It ain't over til' the fat lady sings"

[Fritz Goerling]

Recently I came across the expression "It ain't over til' the fat lady
sings."
I was interested in finding out where the expression comes from. Who is the
fat lady?
I found different contradictory explanations about the origin (opera,
church, sports; Southern expression).

Fritz Goerling




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