This theme - a man tricked and robbed/swindled/betrayed by a foxy woman - is probably one of the most common in the folk tradition. You don't need to think very hard to come up with a few titles where the theme emerges - Whiskey In The Jar, Courtin' In The Kitchen, Patrick Street, The Black Velvet Band, General Munro.

In "real life" (or another bit of cyber-existence) I edit a website called Pay The Reckoning and if you follow this link you'll be taken to a version of such a song which I wrote a wee while back. (Have a wee look round the rest of the site while you're there!)

This isn't meant to be a blatant plug ... I just find it interesting that this theme continues to be an integral part of our folk mythology ...

Here endeth today's lesson!

Back to writing the comic songs!

derrymacash