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GUEST,Kevin W. aka Reynard the Fox on Youtube Lyr Req: A Gob is a Slob, Wherever He May Be (71* d) RE: Lyr Req: A Gob is a Slob, Wherever He May Be 12 May 25


I came across another traditional text of this song to add.

A blind singer and accordion player, Dorman Ralph of St. John's, Newfoundland sang it for the folk song collector Prof. Kenneth S. Goldstein in 1981. Dorman Ralph's version is quite bawdy and straightforward.

Transcription as follows:

Oh, the woman went in the house like an honest woman would,
The boy went in behind her but she wouldn't think he would,
Boys may be boys, and wherever they may be,
And I tell you by and by what the boy did to me.

The woman took off her coat like an honest woman would,
The boy took off his coat but she wouldn't think he would,
Boys may be boys...

The woman went in the hall like an honest woman would,
The boy went in behind her but she wouldn't think he would,
Boys may be boys...

Oh, the woman went up the stairs like an honest woman would,
The boy went up behind her but she wouldn't think he would,
Boys may be boys...

The woman went in the room like an honest woman would,
The boy went in behind her but she wouldn't think he would,
Boys may be boys...

The woman took off her pants like an honest woman would,
The boy took off his but she wouldn't think he would,
Boys may be boys...

The woman got in the bed like an honest woman would,
The boy got in behind her but she wouldn't think he would,
Boys may be boys...

The woman began to slew like an honest woman would,
The boy began to screw but she wouldn't think he would,
Boys may be boys...

The woman began to cuff like an honest woman would,
The boy didn't went off but she wouldn't think he would,
Boys may be boys, and wherever they may be,
And now I have told you how the boy ...... me.

I uploaded the recording to my Youtube folk archive channel. It can be heard here:
https://youtu.be/lqZDgpmZ-7c


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