of course their presence in a broadside, even a 17th century one, doesn't guarantee their authenticity.

But it does give the thing a certain provenance - the sort of thing I'm a bit of a sucker for to be honest, Brian; maybe seeing the low doggerel as being on a similar level with the crudity of the broadsheet as a whole, woodcuts & all, which is so much part of the appeal!

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Anyway, of greater interest to me this morning (still being full of this unshakeable cold) is the discovery of the original version of Bird's the Word by The Rivingtons:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edYQiZxyw0I

And The Rivington's Papa Omm Mow Mow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD0LcDEPrZE

As many will be no doubt aware, it was these two songs that were combined by The Trashmen in 1963 into the cult Surfin' Bird:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZThquH5t0ow

Though I must urge you watch this singular piece of footage to give the thing some context:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x44xu7_the-trashmen-surfin-bird_music

Quite the most astonishing thing I've seen in a very long time...