Chimry? [Misheard lyrics]

[Jan Ivarsson TransEdit]

Richard Gage wrote:
>According to an entry on the "Am I Right -- Misheard Lyrics" website,
>the correct lyrics are "huckleberry, chimry . . ."
>not "huckleberry, cherry . . ."
>< http://www.amiright.com/misheard/new/998888400.shtml >

>The Cordettes', "Lollipop"
>Misheard Lyrics:
>Huckleberry, cherry pie
>Correct Lyrics:
>Huckleberry, chimry, or lime

>On Thursday, 11 Apr 2002 Jan Ivarsson wrote:

> > http://www.execpc.com/~suden/lollipop.html gives the text of the
 >> song "Lollipop":

> > Sweeter than candy on a stick
 >> Huckleberry, cherry or lime
 >> If you had a choice
 >> He'd be your pick
 >> But lollipop is mine

 >> Recorded by The Chordettes

Google has 33 hits for "chimry" and 27 hits for "Huckleberry, cherry or lime". Of the 33 hits, 32 are from sites giving the Chordettes' text as "Huckleberry, chimry or lime", and one is an anagram for "myrrhic". All the 27 are from the song text.

What is "chimry"? I cannot find the word anywhere. Is it not more probable that the misheard word has propagated itself, as often happens on the Internet? Many of the sites with "chimry" are from countries that do not have English as their mother tongue

Jan Ivarsson
jan.ivarsson at transedit.st