Perhaps Sydney Carter was saying something similiar in his song EROS even if it does refer to Londoners. Me father was a cupid and me mother pushed a barrer I was born in Piccadilly, with a bow and arrer One leg up and one leg down Like an old cock sparrer Flying over Piccadilly With me bow and arrer Caesar came to London Town, thought the girls were pretty Look at all those Roman noses, walking round the City Up the river came a load of whiskers long and flaxen If your eyes are china blue, then blame it on a Saxon Up the river came a Viking, out for blood and thunder Saw a lady to his liking, then began to plunder William came to conquer us, then we got the Yanks, sir So, if you look like Georgie Bush, then you know who to thank, sir I've got feathers on me back, and arrers in me quiver Just because me father came a-flying up the river Where's your Cockney pedigree? I'm surprised you asked it Everybody's been and put a bun into the basket
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