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Thread #172197 Message #4167512
Posted By: GUEST,R J M
14-Mar-23 - 03:47 AM
Thread Name: Discussion: Ian Dury
Subject: RE: Discussion: Ian Dury
Billericay Dickie has a rhyming sequence which is very unusual
I bought a lot of brandy When I was courting Sandy Took eight to make her randy And all I had was shandy Another thing with Sandy What often came in handy Was passing her a 'Mandy' She didn't half go bandy
My first reaction was has he been reading Rupert Bear, however the song works despite using the same rhymes for the whole verse