10/20/92

Where did she Get That Mink, Mr. Mayor

So many questions about our D.C. Mayor during the 1990's
I liked Mayor Barry, but oh the questions he raised!
Especially in regard to his wives! 
Couldn't help writing this! 



Tune: Where did you Get that Hat
Sung by D.C. Mayor Marion Barry

We said "I do" and settled down,
A happy loving pair, 
No gaps in our togetherness, 
No scores went unshared.

But then one day we parted,
I found another honey,
But now I find, while I made time, 
YOU kept all the money!

Where did you get that mink?
Where'd you get those wheels?
Tropical vacations, designer clothes,
Fancy downtown meals?

I knew you kept pin money,
But the cash kept flowing in,
And now the papers say you had,
Some mighty fancy pins!

Wish I'd held on to mine, kid, 
It's sadder than you think!
For where'er I go, they shout HELLO!
Where'd she get that mink!

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I need to find the news accounts relating to this!  All in the papers in the 80's.   Mayor Barry's third wife was Effi Barry. Actually I always liked Effi (who died much too young in 2007).  Effi Barry was a fellow student in my "off campus" John's Hopkins Biostatistics Class where we were both taking courses towards an MPH.  She was doing great work with public health programs including AIDS awarenesses, funding, etc.