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Thread #6928   Message #535111
Posted By: Charley Noble
25-Aug-01 - 12:14 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Lydia, the Tattooed Lady
Subject: RE: LYDIA, THE TATTOED LADY
With reference to "The Tattooed Lady" according to my venerable copy of REED 'EM AND WEEP:

There are variants which insist that "round about her jaw was a map of Canada" and mention also a porpoise, a "couple of spouting whales," and the Eddystone Light, besides naming a few public characters, flowers, etc.

Clearly this was a song that was greatly appreciated and was widely adapted as it made its way around the world.