The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #39994   Message #570553
Posted By: pavane
12-Oct-01 - 12:13 PM
Thread Name: Songs of Dismemberment
Subject: RE: Songs of Dismemberment
Not really dismemberment - but the Three Cripples (or Five Cripples in another version) from London. They got free drinks by scaring the pub customers when they removed all their false parts!

Also Martin Carthy sang a ballad in which someone had all his limbs broken and was then put out for the wolves. Can't remember the title at present.

Also Little Musgrave/Matty Groves