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Now when you pick a pawpaw / Or a prickly pear/ And you prick a raw paw / Well, next time beware / Don't pick the prickly pear by the paw / When you pick a pear try to use the claw / But you don't need to use the claw / When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw / Have I given you a clue?
Don't they usually grow in sandy and/or drier climates?
As for the "pawpaw", it could refer to the papaya, which is actually grown in India, albeit not native (it's native to the tropical Americas, according to Wikipedia).