Lyric to Dungaree Doll -- X rated?

Joel S. Berson Berson at ATT.NET
Tue Feb 3 23:24:20 UTC 2009


I am amused to find that Paul's message was rated by Eudora with
three hot chile peppers.  What for?  The chain, or the kiss?  (Not
"dung[aree]" -- his is the first message to rate.)  Our parents were
right -- popular music is corrupting.

Joel

At 2/3/2009 06:09 PM, Paul wrote:
>Dungaree doll, dungaree doll, paint your initials on my jeans
>So everyone in town will know we go around together, together, together
>Dungaree doll, dungaree doll, paste my picture on your sleeve
>so everyone can see that you belong to me, forever, forever, forever
>I want you to wear my orange sweater
>The beat up sweater with the high school letter
>Gonna make a chain of paperclips
>And chain us together while I kiss your lips
>Dungaree doll, dungaree doll promise me you never will fall
>For any other guy, tell me you are my
>Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree,Doll
>
>Dungaree doll, dungaree doll, paste my picture on your sleeve
>so everyone can see that you belong to me, forever, forever, forever
>I want you to wear my orange sweater
>The beat up sweater with the high school letter
>Gonna make a chain of paperclips
>And chain us together while I kiss your lips
>Dungaree doll, dungaree doll promise me you never will fall
>For any other guy, tell me you are my
>Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree,Doll
>Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree, Dungaree,Doll
>
>Bill Palmer wrote:
>>I recall it being:
>>
>>"Dungaree Doll, Dungaree Doll, I'll hang your picture on my wall,
>>
>>So everyone in town will know we go around together, together, together"
>>
>>and then the rest is just too hazy
>>
>>
>>Bill Palmer
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Mark Mandel" <thnidu at GMAIL.COM>
>>To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 11:40 AM
>>Subject: Re: "dungarees"
>>
>>
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>>>Sender:       American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>>>Poster:       Mark Mandel <thnidu at GMAIL.COM>
>>>Subject:      Re: "dungarees"
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>>>
>>>On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:44 AM, Damien Hall <djh514 at york.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>Just got the following from Paul Johnston - it looks like it was meant
>>>>for
>>>>the whole list.
>>>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>>Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:37:46 -0600
>>>>From: Paul <paulzjoh at mtnhome.com>
>>>>To: djh514 at york.ac.uk
>>>>Subject: Re: "dungarees"
>>>>
>>>>Don't forget "Dungaree Doll" a 1956 hit for Eddie Fisher and Jerry Lee
>>>>Lewis
>>>
>>>OMG. You just brought (nearly) the whole thing back to me. I'm singing
>>>it as I type it line by line. From memory.
>>>
>>>I want a dungaree doll, dungaree doll,
>>>Dressed in a shirt and dungarees
>>>...
>>>...
>>>...
>>>
>>>I want a dungaree doll, dungaree doll,
>>>Paint my initials on her sleeve
>>>So everyone can see
>>>that she belongs to me
>>>forever, forever, forever.
>>>
>>>I'm tired of a doll in a dress and a bonnet
>>>With no one's initials painted on it.
>>>I want a doll that everyone can see
>>>Wears an orange sweater and belongs to me.
>>>
>>>I want a dungaree doll, dungaree doll,
>>>I want a dungaree, dungaree doll,
>>>Dungaree, dungaree,
>>>Dungaree, dungaree doll.
>>>
>>>There goes my concentration for the rest of the day.
>>>
>>>Mark Mandel
>>>
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