The Paw Paw Patch

From The Giant Harmonica Fakebook 
  7    7     7    7   8   9 9    8  7
Where, oh, where is dear little Nellie?

-8    -8    -8   -8  -7  -8 -8  -7  6
Where, oh, where is dear little Nellie?

 7     7     7    7   8   9 9    8  7
Where, oh, where is dear little Nellie?

 9  -9    8  8  -8 -8   7   7    7
Way down yonder in the paw paw patch.
(2) Come on boys, let's go find her Way down yonder...etc. (3) Pickin' up paw paws, puttin' 'em in a basket Way down yonder...etc.

This can be played in the 4 - 7 range as well.

A paw-paw is a subtropical fruit (asimina triloba) which, when we were children, were plentiful in our area. It grows on a small tree/shrub as a wild plant. The fruit are small, oblong to pear-shaped with the flavor resembling both apple and banana.


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