词汇 | i’m a cranky old yank in a clanky old tank on the streets of yokahama with my honolulu mama doin’ those beat-o flat-on-my-seat-o hirohito blues |
词源 | “I’m a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokahama with My Honolulu Mama Doin’ Those Beat-O, Flat-On-My-Seat-O, Hirohito Blues.” Possibly the world’s longest song title, composed by U.S. songwriter Hoagy Carmi- chael (1899–1981). Another good one, this from Lissauer’s En- cyclopedia of Popular Music in America (Facts On File 1996), is: Jeremiah Peabody’s Polyunsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Act- ing Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills. See happy birth- day . . . ; where have all the flowers gone? |
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