Joe_F,

The version of the story I'd heard was the escaped lunatic raped a laundry-woman, the headline being 'Nut screws washer and bolts' - Definitely apocryphal I'd say.

Guest,O,
If your song is pre-WW2, with the references to Begalis,Tamils and Malays, I'd suspect that it's not American.

One song my late Father recounted to me, from the WWII period (possibly picked up from GIs - from the 'Pride of New York' reference) was a parody of 'In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree'

"In the shade of the old apple tree
"Where two lovely white legs I could see
"And right at the top
"A nice little spot,
"I knew it spelled Heaven to me."

"So I pulled out the Pride of New York
"And it fitted her just like a cork
"Then I said "Please don't scream"
"As I turned on the cream
"'Neath the shade of that old apple tree."

Any use?

Walrus