# "In the land of Mars, where the ladies smoke cigars..".

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-mars-where-the-ladies-smoke-cigars/552700>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 5, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-mars-where-the-ladies-smoke-cigars/552700 "2010-09-05T17:35:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-mars-where-the-ladies-smoke-cigars/552700/61 "2022-09-08T06:51:41Z")

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Is there some echo here (or vice versa) of the 1920s novelty song

_Down in Nagasaki, where the fellas chew tobacky  
And the women wicky-wacky-woo_

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-mars-where-the-ladies-smoke-cigars/552700/62 "2022-09-08T08:02:08Z")

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I remember both the Bosco matricide song and the Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts song. Late 1950s, early 60s.

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**Author:** ![de\_Worde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@de\_Worde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/de_Worde)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-mars-where-the-ladies-smoke-cigars/552700/63 "2022-09-08T16:31:04Z")

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Did anyone march around the playground, arms linked, shouting “Hey, hey! Get out of my way! I just got back from the USA!”

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**Author:** ![Fir\_na\_tine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-mars-where-the-ladies-smoke-cigars/552700/64 "2022-09-09T15:27:04Z")

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Hi ho, hi ho,  
we’re off to the burlesque show  
We pay two bits  
to see some tits  
Hi ho, hi ho

Hi ho, hi ho,  
we’re off to the burlesque show  
We sit up front  
to see some \*unt  
Hi ho, hi ho

Followed by more verses I can’t recall

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2022, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-land-of-mars-where-the-ladies-smoke-cigars/552700/65 "2022-11-25T17:32:29Z")

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_The Addams Family started_  
_when Uncle Fester farted._  
_And now they’re all retarded,_  
_the Addams Family._  
_(Snap, snap!)_

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