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Thread #7769   Message #3696342
Posted By: Tradsinger
24-Mar-15 - 06:33 AM
Thread Name: Childhood songs - Mit my hand on mine self
Subject: RE: Childhood songs - Mit my hand on mine self
There's a marvellous study of this type of physical progression song here http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/dungheap.htm. Click on the number 14 at the left hand side and you will find that the genre and the idea go back centuries. I have heard a Royal Navy version to the tune of "Alouette", i.e

- How I love your curly top, etc
- How I love your furrowed brow, etc
- How I love your criss-cross eyes, etc
- How I love your broken nose, etc
- How I love your squeezy lips, etc
- How I love your scrawny neck, etc
- How I love your swinging tits, etc
- How I love your withered hips, etc
- How I love your knick-knock knees, etc
- How I love your pigeon toes, etc

Pure poetry!

Tradsinger