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Lyr Req: New York Girls--from a female viewpo DigiTrad: NEW YORK GIRLS NEW YORK GIRLS (2) Related threads: Origins: New York Girls (20) Origins/ADD: Can't You Dance the Polka? (61) Lyr Add: Scott's 'Can't You Dance the Polka?' (7) Tune Add: DRAKE (4) Tune Req: New York Girls (8) |
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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? |
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". |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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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