The question started with a hazy memory, of being a kid in Providence, no older than age 11, and a small section of the city with a funny name: Shoo Fly. This reader remembered being a young man and ...
"Shoo Fly, Don’t Bother Me,” “Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn),” “Polly Wolly Doodle,” “Turkey in the Straw.” What do these songs have in common? They’re American folk songs, children’s songs, songs ...