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   Joe Fineman to Colin Irvine   
   Re: Lyrics of old-time classic : Daisy,    
   11 May 14 17:32:23   
   
   From: joe_f@verizon.net   
      
   Colin Irvine  writes:   
      
   > As a kid I learnt a second "verse" (I didn't know the song had actual   
   > verses).   
   >   
   > Daisy, Daisy, the cops'll be after you,   
   > If they catch you, they'll give you a month or two,   
   > They'll tie you up with wire   
   > Inside a Black Maria   
   > So ring your bell and peddle like Hell   
   > On your bicycle built for two.   
      
   That is, actually, a second refrain.   
      
   The song has been extensively parodied.  Another one is   
      
     Maxie, Maxie, here is your answer true:   
     I'm not crazy enough for the likes of you.   
     If you can't afford a carriage,   
     There won't be any marriage,   
     'Cause I'll be switched if I'll be hitched*   
     On a bicycle built for two.   
      
   *Naughty people made it "I'll be damned if I'll be crammed".   
   --   
   ---  Joe Fineman    joe_f@verizon.net   
      
   ||:  I don't know what I'm doing here, but I know I'm doing it  :||   
   ||:  wrong.                                                     :||   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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