Origins: TONIGHT FROM TEN TO ONE bawdy song

21 May 05 - 04:24 PM (#1490210)
Subject: Origins: TONIGHT FROM TEN TO ONE bawdy song
From: John M.

Hello everyone,

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Below is a bawdy song titled: "Tonight from Ten to One"   (recording  91KB)

              1.  Do you sing "Tonight from Ten to One"? 
              2.  If yes, when and where did you learn it?
              3.  Would you be willing to sing it for folklore purposes over the phone?

I have no analogs or other examples of this song so any help is appreciated.

Sincerely,

John Mehlberg
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TONIGHT FROM TEN TO ONE  (recording  91KB)

Tonight from ten to one, dear,
Is my only chance to date,
I'd gladly cop you early,
But I'd rather cop you late.

I'll come from ten to one, dear,
If everything's all right,
I'll tender one, a tender one,
At ten to one tonight.

So please don't bring your mother,
Don't bring your sister Sue,
I can at ten to one, dear,
But I can't attend to two,

So if you tend to wonder
What odds I'd tender one,
I'll lay you ten to one, dear.
That I'll lay you ten to one.

Notes: This is transcribed from the singing of Bob Colman on 26 April 2005.   I do not have any other analog or examples of this song.   Any help will be appreciated.

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21 May 05 - 06:58 PM (#1490292)
Subject: RE: Origins: TONIGHT FROM TEN TO ONE bawdy song
From: GUEST,paddymac

Well, John - this is more closely aligned with my notions of bawdy than are some of the others you've queried the family about. Subtlety, and a clever play on words. But otherwise, not exactly what I'd be inclined to call humerous.

I encourage you to keep asking and keep researching. Some of the songs you ask about won't ever make the top 1000, etc., but that does not mean they are not worthy of study and archiving.

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20 May 23 - 09:59 PM (#4172701)
Subject: RE: Origins: TONIGHT FROM TEN TO ONE bawdy song
From: and e

Bob Coltman singing this song is available online at


https://ia804702.us.archive.org/9/items/jack_horntip_collection_field_recordings/0107%20Time%20From%20Ten%20To%20One.mp3

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20 May 23 - 10:47 PM (#4172702)
Subject: RE: Origins: TONIGHT FROM TEN TO ONE bawdy song
From: Stilly River Sage

You don't need to warn people away from bawdy songs. It is understood at Mudcat that these are shared here. The information in the subject line is sufficient.

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21 May 23 - 06:17 PM (#4172758)
Subject: RE: Origins: TONIGHT FROM TEN TO ONE bawdy song
From: GUEST,Bob Coltman

My only clue to 'Tonight From Ten to One's origins: I learned it from a fellow Dartmouth student, Bill Edgerton in Hanover NH, I think in the winter of 1958 or 59.

I should have been more curious at the time; I never asked Bill where he got the song. Chances of tracing down Bill at this late date are approximately nil. I did not know him well. He was a year or two ahead of me, I think, but am not sure. We had a memorable icy winter camp in the New Hampshire woods, having winched his jeep up over a succession of enormous boulders to reach the spot, where we built a good warm fire, ate,had some booze and some songs.

It would be nice if Bill read this site, and could reply to this query, but he never considered himself a folksinger, so, I'm afraid, it's unlikely he will see this thread.

Good luck, John, in digging out more background if you can; that's all I know.

Best wishes, Bob

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21 May 23 - 09:30 PM (#4172776)
Subject: RE: Origins: TONIGHT FROM TEN TO ONE bawdy song
From: GUEST,and e (no cookie)

Bob is this your Bill Edgerton:

https://edgertonwineappraisals.com/


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