ballads/tunes about ladies of the night

Subject: RE: ballads/tunes about ladies of the night
From: Flash Company
Date: 18 Apr 04 - 10:16 AM

Aggie Bell, She does it well!, Vera Aspey has recorded it somewhere.

FC

Subject: RE: ballads/tunes about ladies of the night
From: cetmst
Date: 18 Apr 04 - 09:33 AM

Greg, keep your eye on this thread:
Cocaine Bill and Morphine Sue - she sells her stuff for a fatal dose
Mademoiselle From Armentieres - some of many verses
Girl With the Blue Velvet Band
Old Old Story
Magdalene Laundry
Sisters of the Cross of Shame
The Whore on the Snowy Crust
Why Are You Weeping Sister
Ballad of Cactus Nell
The Ruined Maid - Thomas Hardy

Query - Is Lily of Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts of the profession ? How about Frenchie in "Destry Rides Again" singing "See What the Boys in the Back Room Will Have" ?

Subject: RE: ballads/tunes about ladies of the night
From: greg stephens
Date: 18 Apr 04 - 07:43 AM

Charles: I'm not familiar with "More later as I come across them". Could we have the lyrics, please?

Subject: RE: ballads/tunes about ladies of the night
From: cetmst
Date: 18 Apr 04 - 07:39 AM

Just off the top of my head on a Sunday morning:
House if the Rising Sun
Ship of the Evening (My Home on the Green Mountain Side)
The Fire Ship
Rolling Down the Mountain
It's the Same the Whole World Over
Winnipeg Whore
Redlight Saloon
Careless Love
Let Her Sleep Under the Bar
She's More To Be Pitied Than Censured
Epitaph on Sally Salisbury (Catch, John S. Smith)
More later as I come across them - Charles

Subject: RE: ballads/tunes about ladies of the night
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 18 Apr 04 - 07:19 AM

Dicey Riley.
eric

Subject: RE: ballads/tunes about ladies of the night
From: Leadfingers
Date: 18 Apr 04 - 06:38 AM

Les Sullivan - Ex Navy UK singer songwriter has a nice one about a sailor who gets framed by a lady of the night and kills her in revenge- Good song but not sure where you could get hold of it.

Subject: RE: ballads/tunes about ladies of the night
From: Allan C.
Date: 18 Apr 04 - 06:31 AM

"Louise" comes to mind. Or did you only want traditional songs?

Subject: ballads/tunes about ladies of the night
From: AnneMC
Date: 18 Apr 04 - 06:19 AM

I have a small repertoire of folk songs about 'ladies of the night'
eg Kitty Kane, Mary Danced with Soldiers, Maggie Maggie May.
Does anyone know of any more ballads about the lives/fates of such women - not necessarily bawdy songs.
Thanks,
Anne