I first heard it at a concert in the late 50's sung by Odetta... In Chicago - I've got it on a record Yup thats the one....
She talked a lot of it - ann Paul Sorenson wrote: >Ann, try this... > >...an American folksong in which a father is singing to a child who >tries to put off bedtime by asking many questions? The tune resembles >the old song "Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot", and the only >verse recalled (out of several) is: > >"Why can't a mouse swallow a streetcar, Daddy? >Why, oh why, oh why? >Because a mouse's stomach isn't big enough to hold a streetcar. >Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye." > >The title may be something like "The Why Song", and it might have been >written by Woody Guthrie. > >http://tinyurl.com/y58mkx > >-P > > >ann sanfedele wrote: > > >>Bob Shell wrote: >> >> >> >>>On Dec 5, 2006, at 4:03 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>and how archival is Enhanced Matte from Epson? Why did they change it >>>> >>>> >>>>from "Archival" ? >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Because it isn't. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>and while I'm answering questions,,, "'why can't a mouse swallow a >>>>streetcar?." >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>Depends on the size of the mouse and the size of the streetcar. >>> >>>Bob >>> >>> >>> >>Best answer so far >> >>ann >> >> >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
