Delaware (song)
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delaware-song-173-6181251
title:
Delaware (song)
text:
"Delaware" is a popular song, written by Irving Gordon. The song was published in 1959 and has references to 15 states of the United States. The states were portrayed, in the form of puns, as: Della wear, new jersey, Calla 'phone ya, how ar' ya, Missus sip, mini-soda, Ora gone, I'll ask 'er, taxes, Wiscon sin, new brass key, Arkan saw, Tenne see, Flora die and misery. Gordon was apparently inspired to write the song after the success of another song that he wrote punning on the name of States of
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1960 song by Perry Como
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_(song)
date created:
2005-09-03T19:00:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T05:15:01Z
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