G'day again,

I just realised that I had posted earlier to mention that Patricia reminded me that Australian radio broadcaster / singer / songwriter Bob Hudson also does a version of this song on his 1980 Larrikin Records LP Party Pieces (LRF-058). This record is a collection of the items considered not so presentable, polite of definable - from Bob's 2-hander concerts with Margret RoadKnight (now an occasional Maucatter!). The concert series was called The High and the Mitey - with reference to Margret's considerable height - compared with that of Bob ... roughly eye-to-eye with me!

As is all too common with Larrikin records, neither the record sleeve, nor the record label gives any copyright information or provenance.

Anyway, I just listened to this track ... and Bob's words are somewhate different, particularly in the first verse:

Vincent Van Gogh

Bob Hudson (Party Pieces LP)

Feeling quite sexy, I don't know why,
Feeling quite sexy, I don't know why,,
Let's go a-whoring, Vincent, says I
Let's go a-whoring, Vincent, says I.

Oh! Up to the brothel, all sexy and gay,
Turning to Vincent, I said: "It's your turn to pay.
It's your turn to pay Vince, it's your turn to pay.
Turning to Vincent, I said: "It's your turn to pay.

Well, the girl at the brothel says, "What's for you, dears?"
And turning to Vincent says, "Ooh! What funny ears."
Oh! "What funny ears, Vince, Oh, what funny ears."
Turning to Vincent, says "Ooh, What funny ears."

Well, he ran all the way home and he cut his ear off.
He ran all the way home and he cut his ear off.
It fair put me off … mate. It fair put me off.
And I'll no more go whoring, with Vincent Van Gogh.

Regards,

Bob