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Lyr Req: New York Girls--from a female viewpo

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Subject: New York Girls--from a female viewpoint?
From: GUEST,Hotspur
Date: 20 Sep 01 - 09:09 PM

There are quite a few sea songs/ shanties about sailors being tricked, drugged, and robbed by pretty lasses, and warning other sailors to be careful (Maggie May, Peter Street, NY Girls, etc.). does anyone know of a song which covers this from the lasses' point of view?


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: New York Girls--from a female viewpo
From: MMario
Date: 20 Sep 01 - 09:17 PM

Bellbottem trousers

Blackbird


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: New York Girls--from a female viewpo
From: Charley Noble
Date: 21 Sep 01 - 09:41 AM

Then there's "Queer Bungo Rye" and the one about the serving wench who after being lured into bed by the sailor (well, maybe it was a farmer) and swindled out of her tip, presents him with a baby nine months later as "his change".


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: New York Girls--from a female viewpo
From: A Wandering Minstrel
Date: 21 Sep 01 - 09:59 AM

Polly on the Shore (the modern one)


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: New York Girls--from a female viewpo
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 21 Sep 01 - 11:44 AM

Curmudgeon here.

Short Jacket and White Trousers; wherein the "handsome cabin boy" turns the tables.


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Subject: Lyr Add: NEW YORK TAR
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 21 Sep 01 - 10:27 PM

Since you asked, 1st verse and chorus. I cant remember the rest sorry.

New York Tar

As I walked down the broadway
One evening in July
I met a man and asked his trade
he said a sailor John am I
Cho: And so I'll sing you a shanty
Oh my dear Johnny
Oh you New York tar
Will you love me truly


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: New York Girls--from a female viewpo
From: Calach
Date: 22 Sep 01 - 05:04 AM

The Black Velvet Band is a song about a woman having her way with a young, inexperienced sailor, getting him into trouble, sentenced, then sent to Tasmania for his "crime".
Good tune too.
Calach


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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: New York Girls--from a female viewpo
From: Gareth
Date: 22 Sep 01 - 11:15 AM

Hmmm ! - Again the Black Velvet Band may have a female as the villian, as does "Maggie May" - but none of the narrative is from the femail pint of view.

The nearest that comes to mind is JOHNNY TODD The tune is (for older UK Catters) the "Z-CARS" Theme

Might be a good subject for a song competition - how fair Sue the trollop of Swansea's Wind St., entices and robs a homward bounder, and delivers her temporary love to the crimp.

Just a thought

Gareth


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