bogart (v.)

[Wilson Gray]

The official title of the song is _Don't Bogart Me_. Not that it
matters, but WTF?

-Wilson

On 2/11/08, Gregory McNamee <gm at gregorymcnamee.com> wrote:
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> I don't have the beginning of your thread, Joel, so this may already
> have been mentioned, but (IIRC) "bogart" came into widespread use
> after the movie Easy Rider appeared in 1969, with its soundtrack song
> by the Fraternity of Man, "Don't Bogart That Joint":
>
> Don't bogart that joint my friend
> Pass it over to me
> Don't bogart that joint my friend
> Pass it over to me
>
> Roll another one
> Just like the other one
> You've been holding on to it
> And I sure will like a hit
>
> [chorus]
>
> Roll another one
> Just like the other one
> That one's burned to the end
> Come on and be a real friend
>
> [chorus]
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