They wereĬooties and bedbugs not skeeters and bedballs. Score was 9-0.A couple of years ago my husband and I were watching an episode of 30 Rock called “Meet the Woggles.” In this episode there was an Australian Children’s Band called The Woggles. There was a scene in which one of the band members says, “Woggle Power” and then it is explained that “woggle” means white. I didn’t really get this episode until now. There is actually a real children’s music band in Australia called the “Wiggles.” Among their many recordings is a song called “Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport” written by Rolf Harris. Like many songs that have racist origins, the most recent versions simply eliminate the racial epithets. However the original version of this song contains a racial slur against Aboriginal Australians. Harris gave a half hearted apology for these lyrics, then shamed Aboriginal people for their misfortune in Australia. Now the “Woggle Power” reference from 30 Rock makes sense. ![]() Foster, a sample of the original lyrics goes like this: Known to many as a love song and to others as a children’s camp song, “Oh Susanna” has it’s origins in minstrel shows. I come from Alabama with my Banjo on my knee.
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