<P> Jill Sobule's album California Years features "Where is Bobbie Gentry?" which uses the same melody in a lyrical sequel . The narrator, seeking the reclusive Gentry, claims to be the abandoned lovechild of Gentry and Billie Joe, i.e., the object thrown off of the bridge . Sobule would later write the introduction to a book on Gentry . </P> <Ul> <Li> Murtha, Tara (2015). Ode to Billie Joe . 331⁄3 . Continuum International Publishing Group . pp. XV + 142 . ISBN 978 - 1 - 6235 - 6964 - 8 . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Murtha, Tara (2015). Ode to Billie Joe . 331⁄3 . Continuum International Publishing Group . pp. XV + 142 . ISBN 978 - 1 - 6235 - 6964 - 8 . </Li>

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