[78-L] Kansas City Kitty

[David Lennick]

And Hackensack is where you go to forget Hoboken. But it must mean the same as 
the still current expression "get the sack" or "get sacked", i.e. rejection or 
dismissal.

dl

Sean Miller wrote:
> New Jersey!  
> 
> Sean
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Kristjan Saag
> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:55 AM
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> Subject: [78-L] Kansas City Kitty
> 
> What does "the well-known Hackensack" refer to in Walter Donaldson & Edgar 
> Leslie's "Kansas City Kitty" (as recorded by Noble Sissle, Harry Reser, 
> Original Memphis Five etc).
> 
> Ev'ry Jim and Jack
> Got the well known Hackensack
> When Kansas City Kitty smiled at me
> 
> Full lyrics at
> http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=5060
> 
> Kristjan 
>