Rhymes with "orange"

[Grant Barrett]

On May 1, 2006, at 14:34, Jim Parish wrote:
> As long as we're breaking rules, there's always Glenn Campbell's
> bit of
> nonsense:
> "Roses are red, and violets are purple,
>  Sugar is sweet, and so's maple surple"
> (Don't remember which song that's from; "Dang Me", maybe?)

It is "Dang Me" but that's a Roger Miller song. The B side of the 45
was "Got Two Again," I think. Same album, anyway:

http://www.luma-electronic.cz/lp/m/Miller/miller_rogerandout.htm

Grant Barrett
gbarrett at worldnewyork.org
http://www.doubletongued.org/

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