I agree with you Tim. Censorship has robbed us of many gems.

The one that always saddens me is the Cornish Nightingale. Lost forever are the wonderful things that must have happened "In the Valley below"

Also the objectors also missed the folk lore contained in the "corpse" line. Legend has it that Jack Shepperd wanted his body put to bed with a woman, convinced that it would bring him back to life.

Unfortunately many early collectors were SO SERIOUS that one wonders how many humorous songs, were also lost in a similar manner.

I have heard that 'The Sow Song' was not well received by the Dowagers of the EFDSS when it was sung at the Albert Hall back in the forties.