I wonder if anyone else remembers an old song about three drunk ladies having a party at Newport and having to carry Carrie (possibly because she was fat, pregnant, or drunk) around the place. My mom used to sing it and I found myself singing it today. I always assumed it referred to Newport, RI, but it might have been from Newport, Wales. A cursory search of the Internet discovered a couple of drinking/football songs (parodies) with male protagonists in Newport Beach, CA. I assume this is a music-hall song or from an early twentieth century musical comedy. My Mom's version had three women, but maybe the male (or mixed-company) version is older.

We had a little party down at Newport
There was Mary, There was Carrie, There was Grace
...
All We did was carry Carrie round the place.
We had to carry Carrie to the ferry
We had to carry Carrie to the shore,
And the reason that we had to carry Carrie
Was that Carrie couldn't carry any more.

Any history or additional lyrics of the all-girl version would be greatly appreciated!

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