ATDTDA (17): a dynamiter's daughter (481.3)

[Tim Strzechowski]

[...] "She was only a dynamiter's daughter," Mayva was singing in this dream, "but caps went off, where'ver she passed by. . . ." (p. 481).



According to the Pynchon Wiki, it's a template for a type of American folk joke.  E.g.:
 
She was only a Boot-maker's daughter --
but she said 'Shoo' to all the men.

She was only a Fruiterer's daughter --
but she gave all the chaps the raspberry.

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http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0505d&L=ads-l&P=20602
 
http://www.crosswalk.com/fun/general/1307089/
 
Cf.
 
http://www.biblio.com/details.php?dcx=56504097&aid=frg
 
a-and ...

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