My mother's version of it

[Jonathan Lighter]

HDAS could beat that by some years, IIRC.

JL



On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 4:36 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Gimme some skin, my friend; from In the navy, w & m Don Uaye, Red Mack &
> Gene de Paul. =C2=A9 June 17, 1941
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