THE OFFICIAL BOOK OF
BAWDY BALLADS
The Official Book of
Bawdy Ballads
Futura Publications Limited
A Futura Book
First published in Great Britain by
Futura Publications Limited in 1979
This compilation copyright
© Futura Publications Limited 1979
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ISBN 0 7088 1619 3
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Contents
I Don't Work There Anymore 7
Dinah 9
The Engineer's Dream 10
Walking Through Dublin 11
The Virgin Sturgeon 12
No Balls at All 14
John Peel 15
Down by the Old Apple Tree 16
The North Atlantic Squadron 17
Four and Twenty Virgins 19
Gentlemen Should Please Refrain 26
The Sheik of the Lavatory 28
As Drunk as Drunk Could Be 29
The Dreamer 33
The Keyhole in the Door 35
The Ancient Old Irish French Letter 38
Farting Contest 39
A Bachelor's Son 42
Christopher Columbo 43
The Mole Catcher 45
How Much to Oldham? 47
The Harlot of Jerusalem 48
When Lady Jane Became a Tart 52
Christmas Day in the Mess Hall 54
The Hills of Assam 55
Jack and Jill 56
Last Night I Pulled Me Pud 57
A Dismal Picture 58
The Hole in the Elephant's Bottom 60
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The Money Rolls In 62
Little Jim 64
The Tree of Life 67
The Chastity Belt 68
Seven Old Ladies 70
The Wild West Show 72
The Pig Got Up and Walked Away 75
There was a Servant Girl 77
The Duchess of Lee 80
She was Poor but She was Honest 82
Poor Little Angeline 85
Strolling in a Meadow Green 88
The Chandler's Boy 90
The Breakfast Song 92
Ivan Scavinsky Scavar 93
Pickled 95
The Mayor of Bayswater's Daughter 96
The Sexual Life of the Camel 98
The Gay Cabalero 99
Clementine 102
The Rajah of Astrakhan 103
Corkscrew Dick 104
There was an Old Lady 105
Roll Me Over in the Clover 106
The German Officers 107
The Good Ship Venus 109
Eskimo Nell 112
When You Wake Up in the Morning 122
Your Spooning Days are Over 125
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