the Misierlou story

[Koby the Interactive Bear <kchodosh...>]

I heard that Misierlou is an old Druze song. Then I saw it being danced to in a 
Greek restaurant in Ventura, CA (if anyone here is from there, GO TO THAT 
RESTAURANT -- there's an *unbelievable* kid who dances there). It's on the Klz 
Conservatory Band's CD "Dancing in the Aisles." And, of course, a rock version 
is on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack.

So what's up with this song? Where did it really come from? When was it 
written? Why is it so widespread across cultures?

thanks,
K.O.B.Y.
"Revenge is not sweet, Fries - it is a bitter pill! And that pill is an erosive 
medication that eats away at your soul!" - Batman, LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT 
#121, in one of his more inspired moments

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