Putin

[Russ McClay]

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Philip E. Cleary wrote:

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> Poster:       "Philip E. Cleary" <philipcleary at RCN.COM>
> Subject:      Re: Putin
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> > My version (NYC) was
> >
> > Beans, beans, the magical fruit,
> > The more you eat, the more you toot.
> > The more you toot, the better you feel,
> > So eat beans with every meal.
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> The Boston version is:
>
> Beans, beans, the musical fruit,
> The more you eat, the more you toot.
> The more you toot, the better you feel,
> The more you can eat at your next meal.


California version that I remember:

Beans, beans, the musical fruit,
The more you eat, the more you toot.
The more you toot, the better you feel,
So let's eat beans for every meal.

-r

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