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23 Oct 04 - 05:17 PM (#1305060) Subject: Lyr Add: The Cuckolded Husband From: John M. Here is a song as sung by Ed McCurdy on a pre-1954 7" reel to reel tape. You can listen to the song here: http://tinyurl.com/4r6kp (235KB) THE CUCKOLDED HUSBAND Good people all attention give I pray you listen well 'Tis of a jealous husband That I now wish to tell. His name is not important Nor where he did abide But what he did example gives As I will now confide This man he had a handsome wife. Her he did suspect So he bought himself a knife and gun His honor to protect. Then on one night the while his wife Was talking with her friend The husband came upon them His honor to defend. He took the gun that he had bought And up to them he went To shoot his rival's balls off It seems was his intent. To shoot his rivals balls off Likewise his pecker too As any cuckolded husband I'm sure likewise would do Now if he was successful We do not know as yet But even if he wasn't, His deed we'll not forget Twas his purpose we should note. His intention we should heed. And take example from it If ever we have need. So husbands all attention give. List' well all jealous hearts To best your rival finally, Remove his working parts Tear the bastards privates off. Oh, blunt the fulman's spear. And of some future cuckolding From him you will not have no fear. This was just before or during McCurdy's "When Daliance Was In Flower" series. Does anyone know of a source for the song? It sounds very old. Always yours, John Mehlberg ~ My bawdy songs, toasts and recitations website: www.immortalia.com |
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23 Oct 04 - 05:44 PM (#1305082) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Cuckolded Husband From: Lighter Shouldn't "fulman" be "foeman"? |
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06 Jan 12 - 02:48 PM (#3286087) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Cuckolded Husband From: GUEST Not really. The music is certainly very old, sounds like an ancient English ballad, of the kind so old that the melody might even be of French origin (medieval). The words are clearly a later addition, to me they sound like "fake old". I mean of course they're quite old by now, but they sound like pretending to be much older. It could be a college fraternity or club song of the late '800 or early '900... |
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06 Jan 12 - 02:59 PM (#3286092) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Cuckolded Husband From: GUEST,999 If the words were that old the language would't be modern English. I wouldn't doubt that Ed wrote the lyrics himself. I was unable to hear the melody from the first link because it doesn't open--says the server doesn't respond. |
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06 Jan 12 - 03:42 PM (#3286125) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Cuckolded Husband From: GUEST,Bob Coltman I would not be surprised if McCurdy, a man of diverse talents, wrote the song himself. It certainly does show touches of modern along with the carefully wrought antiqueness. Bob |
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06 Jan 12 - 03:44 PM (#3286127) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Cuckolded Husband From: Mick Pearce (MCP) 999 - you can hear the recording on youtube: Ed McCurdy - The Cuckolded Husband. It sound quite modern to me; stylistically it reminds me mostly of Chastity Belt! Mick |
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06 Jan 12 - 04:01 PM (#3286139) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Cuckolded Husband From: GUEST,999 Thanks, Mick. |
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06 Jan 12 - 04:48 PM (#3286174) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Cuckolded Husband From: GUEST,SteveG 'perfectly wrought antiqueness'? This is unquestionably modern and makes no attempt to hide the fact. 'pecker', 'balls', 'privates'! all relatively modern. |