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AS A CHILD MY FRIENDS WOULD COME UP AND ASK IF I
WANTED ANY ABC GUM. AFTER I SAID I DID, THEY WOULD
TRY TO GIVE ME THE GUM THEY HAD BEEN CHEWING. ABC
STANDS FOR ALREADY BEEN CHEWED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Pastime |
Date learned: 11-15-1969