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Thread #64487   Message #1054480
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
15-Nov-03 - 09:53 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: My Old Bandoliero
Subject: Lyr Add: MY OLD BANDOLIERO
Lyr. Add: My Old Bandoliero

First I touched her on the toe,
Said she, What's that my dear-O?-
That is my Toe Tinkler, my old Bandoliero.
Toe Tinkler, Toe Tinkler, my old Bandoliero,
That is my Toe Tinkler, my old Bandoliero....

Last I touched her on the neck,
Said she, What's that, my dear-O?-
That is my Neck Nacker, my old Bandoliero.

In progression (reverse here):

Neck Nacker, Breast Heaver, Belly Bumper,
Quim Cracker, Thigh Thumper, Knee Knicker,
Shin Shanker, Ankle Ankler, Toe Tinkler.
My Old Bandoliero;
This is my Neck Nacker, my old Bandoliero.

From "Camp Fire Songs," British Cavalry officers mimeographed song collection, Madras, India, 1939-1940.
The Bandoliero (cartridge belt) refers to a personal piece of ordnance. The song is a military variant of "Tickle My Toe," "Gently Johnny My Jingalo," "Mather the Miller," "The Corn Grinds Well," etc.
Reproduced in Randolph edit. Legman, 1992, "Roll Me In Your Arms," pp. 545-551.
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