Date:  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 12:00:15 PST

From:  Joseph Jones <jjones[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UNIXG.UBC.CA>

Subject: Re: Waterloo



It took a while, but I finally got around to digging out and

listening to Stonewall Jackson sing Waterloo. The pronoun

is 'his' and nothing but 'his'. Projection and revisionism :) .



Joseph Jones    jjones[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]unixg.ubc.ca

University of British Columbia Library



> On Fri, 27 Jan 1995, Wayne Glowka wrote:

>

> > Speaking of "they," I was trying to remember which pronoun occurred in the

> > chorus of this CW song from the late fifties (early sixties):

> >

> > Waterloo, I love you.

> > Waterloo, whachya gonna do?

> > Everybody has ____ day,

> > Everybody has to say,

> > Everybody's gonna meet ______ Waterloo.

> >

> > Or something like that.

> I remember:

>

> WAterloo, Waterloo,

> When will you

> Meet your waterloo?

> Everybody has their day,

> Everbody ???????? (rhyme with day)

> Everybody's got to meet their Waterloo.

>

> I didn't think you were as old as I, Wayne.

>

> Tim