On Tue, 6 May 2008 09:45:23 -0700 (PDT), Lyle Lofgren
<lylelofgren@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>The NLCR learned "Nick Nack Song" from the Ridgel's Fountain Citians's
>recording of the same name (Vo 5455, recorded 4/1930), and it's very
>similar to the song Chubby Parker sang ("Nickety Nackety Now Now
>Now") for Gennett on 2/26/1927. The title obviously comes from the
>refrain line, "nickety nackety now now now," which I assume is
>meaningless, in the tradition of such refrains.
Hi Lyle,
Nothing is meaningless.
A Knacker is the guy who bumps off the old cow with a rap on the head.
Still done today, but they use a compressed airgun, viz "No Country
For Old Men", Coen bros.
-Peter
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