# Glow Worm

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-worm/15116
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 25, 2000, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-worm/15116 "2000-03-25T01:03:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Carl\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@Carl\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Berry)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2000, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-worm/15116/1 "2000-03-25T01:03:00Z")

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Do you know the the name of the original composition & composer of Glow Wrom?

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### Author: ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2000, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-worm/15116/2 "2000-03-25T02:00:00Z")

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I have a Spike Jones version of it but it doesn’t say anything more informative than “The Glow Worm (Robinson-Lincke-Arr.: Jones)”. I assume this is the one you mean. (Shine, little glow worm, glitter, glitter. etc.)

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Now there’s nothing unexpected about the water giving out; “Land” is not a word we have to shout.

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### Author: ![Surgoshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Surgoshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surgoshan)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2000, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-worm/15116/3 "2000-03-25T02:02:00Z")

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I have a few of those! They’re really neat. You remember the old cartoon? Well, these are little plastic glow worms that glow in the dark and…

What?

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I sold my soul to Satan for a dollar. I got it in the mail.

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### Author: ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2000, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-worm/15116/4 "2000-03-25T02:12:00Z")

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Here’s some info to get started:

[http://www.superior.net/~jimligon/lyrics/Rhythm\_and\_Blues/Mills\_Brothers/The\_Glow-Worm.txt](http://www.superior.net/~jimligon/lyrics/Rhythm_and_Blues/Mills_Brothers/The_Glow-Worm.txt)

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### Author: ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2000, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-worm/15116/5 "2000-03-25T02:50:00Z")

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Jeez, Mjollnir, way to make my answer look totally weak!

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Now there’s nothing unexpected about the water giving out; “Land” is not a word we have to shout.

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### Author: ![Carl\_Berry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@Carl\_Berry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Berry)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2000, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glow-worm/15116/6 "2000-03-25T03:07:00Z")

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## Update: Composer: Paul Lincke Original Title: Gluhwurmchenidyll Possibally a pre WW2 German Ballet or concert piece. I heard the original on the radio today but missed the title & the station’s call. Back to the WWW

Carl