Some of my favorite bawdy songs are the ones where they set you up to expect a particular bawdy rhyme, then switch it at the last minute. Corny, I know.The simplest and corniest of that genre is the cheerleader's yell:
Rah rah ree, kick 'em in the knee
Rah rah rass, kick 'em in the other knee!But one of my favorites is Sweet Violets, part of which goes:
There once was a farmer who took a young miss
In back of the barn where he gave her a
Lecture on horses and chickens and eggs,
And told her that she had such beautiful
Manners that suited a girl of her charms,
A girl that he wanted to take in his
Washing and ironing and then, if she did,
They could get married and raise lots ofChorus:
Sweet violets, sweeter than the roses,
Covered all over from head to toe,
Covered all over with sweet violets.
----- The old English folk song "Two Magicians" is a chasing-and-wooing sort of song but never really mentions sex.
I second the above vote for "My Husband Has No Courage In Him" which cracks me up.
I have a book called "The Erotic Muse" which is a collection of bawdy, dirty, and downright filthy folk songs. My second copy is out on loan but if it ever comes back I might be persuaded to sell it (perhaps on ebay?). I paid $8 for it. It's put out by University of Illinois Press.
Alex
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