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Thread #172511 Message #4175945
Posted By: Jack Horntip
01-Jul-23 - 08:20 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Down the Lane / Soldiers half a crown (bawdy)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Down the Lane / Soldiers half a crown
Down in Mabbot Lane, Lives a big fat lady, If you want to know her name, You have to pay a shilling, Soldiers two and six, Sailors two a penny, Big fat men two pound ten, Little kids a penny
— Traditional children’s skipping rhyme
The beginning of an article "The full Monto: A red-light district’s rise and demise" by Tony O'Reilly, posted 10 Jun 2022.