In Popular Culture
The pawpaw appears in the lyrics of the song "The Bare Necessities" from Disney's animated film, The Jungle Book (1967). Baloo, the bear, sings the song and contrasts the smooth fruit of the "big paw paw" with the spiny, prickly pear. Given the jungle setting, this may refer to the Carica papaya, rather than the pawpaw native to North America, Asimina triloba.
Jazz vocalist Urszula Dudziak sings a playful song entitled Papaya (1976).
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