Here I am, Jack!!! :-)

I recorded "The Walloping Window Blind" on my last CD "Dad's Dinner Pail and Other Songs From the Helen Hartness Flanders Collection". I wondered about the "boxing glove" line as well and I did get an explanation of sorts a couple of years ago.

I performed the song at South Shields Folk Club and a gentleman came up to me at the interval and told me that when young boys were at boarding school, boxing gloves were put on their hands to prevent them from "choking the chicken" under the covers.

Now whether this is true or not, I don't know. But it makes for great stage banter and I get a few nods from some of the gents in the audience when I offer that explanation.

You can hear the song on my MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/debracowan

Deb Cowan