[Ads-l] "gay" avoidance

[David Wilton]

We sang it in public elementary school in NJ, early 70s.


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Margaret Winters
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I learned it as a kid, but from my mother I think (Brooklyn born but knew
all sorts of music).


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MARGARET E WINTERS
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Professor Emerita - French and Linguistics Wayne State University Detroit,
MI  48202

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From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> on behalf of Wilson
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> in public school in NYC

In Catholic school in St. Louis and in Marshall, Texas, too. Never heard of
the Kookaburra Song till now, though.

On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 11:21 AM Margaret Winters <mewinters at wayne.edu>
wrote:

> Another round ("Row, Row, Row Your Boat") came up in conversation the 
> other day.  Do kids still sing them?  We certainly did in public 
> school in NYC, a few decades ago, I must admit.
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> Margaret
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> MARGARET E WINTERS
> Former Provost
> Professor Emerita - French and Linguistics Wayne State University 
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> Brewer <brewerwa at GMAIL.COM>
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 10:47 AM
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> Subject: Re: "gay" avoidance
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> The Kookaburra Song is another candidate for expurgation. Especially 
> nowadays its making fun of monkeys. Still recall the nuns having us 
> sing it numberless times in rounds. Catchy tune, though.
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