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July 01, 2022

Splash, splash [by Mitch Sisskind]

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When I told Joe about how Sam Giancana
Punched Sammy Davis Jr. in the stomach
At Frank Sinatra's house Joe looked at me
And said, "I am like a frog that's been sitting
"Quietly on a lily pad until splash, splash,
"It jumps back into the water not because
"It wants to but because it must or else
"Everything will go right straight to hell.
"Sam Giancana hasn't been the same
"Since 1954 when Angeline passed on.
"She was an angel. Hey, I'd like to punch
"All of them in the stomach, Giancana,
"Sinatra, Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford,
"Not Dean Martin though. He's fabulous."

Posted by on July 01, 2022 at 12:42 PM in Mitch Sisskind - Correspondent at Large, Sinatra |

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Comments

Sam wasn't involved in Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance
He died one month before Jimmy exited this world
Today, if you tried punching "Sammy The Bull" Gravano in the stomach
What happened to Sam and Jimmy
Would happen to you

Posted by: Jimmy Hoffa | July 02, 2022 at 10:43 PM

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