Australian Bawdy Ballads
LIST OF PAPERS TO DATE
1. TUNE SOURCES FOR AUSTRALIAN FOLKSONGS. Ron Edwards
2. AUSTRALIAN BAWDY BALLADS. Ron Edwards
3. COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE. Ron Edwards
4. INDEX TO BILL BOWYANG RECITERS. Ron Edwards
5. SHOCKING, SHOCKING, SHOCKING. Wendy Lowenstein
6. THE WALTZING MATILDA DEBATE. Harry Pearce
7. A SELECTION FROM BOWYANG RECITERS. Edited by Ron Edwards
(reissued as THE LASS WHO RODE THE ROVER)
8. JOE WATSON, AUSTRALIAN TRADITIONAL SINGER. Warren Fahey
9. THE HIGHWAYMAN TRADITION IN AUSTRALIA. Graham Seal
10. BRISBANE LADIES. Ron Edwards
11. THE BASTARD FROM THE BUSH. Brad Tate
12. STOCKMENS' PLAITED BELTS. Ron Edwards
13. WHIPMAKING, BOOK I. Ron Edwards
14. WHIPMAKING, BOOK II. Ron Edwards
15. BUSHMENS' BELT POUCHES. Ron Edwards
16. THE CONVICT MAID. Ron Edwards
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THE TRANSPORT'S LAMENT. Ron Edwards
AUSTRALIAN FOLKLORE - OCCASIONAL PAPER No. 2
1986
The idea of issuing these occasional papers was proposed at the
Moreton Bay Folk Festival, held at the University, Brisbane, June 1973. It
was hoped that various Australian folklorists would issue the results of
their fieldwork from time to time in the form of a paper. These papers
would not necessarily all be published by this press.
Since that time 17 papers have been published, the work of six
contributors. 'Australian Bawdy Ballads' was the second in the series and
originally came out in an edition of only one hundred copies and was soon
out of print.
At the present time in Australia a very curious situation has
developed where the official interest in our folklore is suddenly increasing
but the general interest is waning to a marked degree.
As an indication of this some months ago a circular was sent to every
major library in Australia offering to reprint back numbers of these papers
so that libraries could gather together a full collection. Recently another
reminder was sent to these same libraries. The total response has been two
orders!
Copyright Ron Edwards 1973
First edition 1973
Second edition 1986
ISBN 0 909901 10 4
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INDEX OF TITLES
BARMAID WITH GONORRHOEA, THE 29
BASTARD FROM THE BUSH, THE 25
BASTARD STEPHEN, THE 31
BETTING THE ROLL ON ROMA 42
BILL THE BULLOCKY 16
BUFFALO SHOOTER'S SONG, THE 53
BUSHY BILL 17
CAPTAIN OF THE PUSH, THE 23
COBB AND CO STATION 40
COMBO'S ANTHEM, THE 49
COOK'S REVENGE, THE 13
CRAVEN A 45
DINKY DI 43
DINKY DI (WORLD WAR II VERSION) 44
DIRTY JIMMY 37
DOG'S PARTY, THE (also known as DOG'S MEETING) 33
DYING HARLOT, THE 41
FANNY BAY 37
GIRL ON BONDI BEACH, THE 38
GIRLS THAT ARE EASY TO WOO, THE 18
KING'S CROSS HARLOT'S BALL, THE 48
LAKESIDE LAMENT 39
MOONLIGHT RIDE, THE 35
MOVING ON 20
MUNICIPAL DUNNY MAN, THE 56
NEW PEOPLE'S FLAG, THE 28
NINE MILES FROM GUNDAGAI 15
PIDDLING PETE 52
PUB WITH NO DIKE, THE 30
PULL ME DUNGAREES DOWN 46
ROAD TO GUNDAGAI, THE 48
SHEARER'S LAMENT, THE 50
SOUTH OF BOWEN 16
SUNDAY SCHOOL SONG 54
TAROOM GIN, THE 26
THRESHING MACHINE, THE 32
WHITE AUSTRALIA 19
WIRY OLD BUSHMAN, THE 34
YOU'RE THE MAN 22
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INDEX OF FIRST LINES
A digger proceeded on fourteen days leave, 44
A dirty old harlot lay dying, 41
A farmer's dog came into town, 52
A mountain maid sat in a glen, 31
And oftimes at night, when the stars shining bright, 18
As the night was falling slowly down on city, town and bush, 23
As the night was falling slowly over city, town and bush, 25
A wiry old bushman with burrs in his socks, 34
Come lads round the campfire, draw near and sit down, 35
Get off dirty Jimmy, and don't tear me clothes, 37
Here comes a ringer down the road, 20
He went up to London and straight way strode, 43
If you ever go up north among the buffalo, 53
I'll sing you a song of what's come to pass, 39
I'll tell you a story, it happened to me, 30
I'm used to driving bullock teams across the hills and plains, 15
It's a a bastard away from a woman and all, 29
I was shearing outback on a wayside track,
50
My mother was a white girl, 19
Now back in the country when I was a boy, 32
Now Bushy Bill with whiskers long, 17
Now gather round you fellows and if you'll be still, 45
Oh, a strapping young harlot lay dying, 41
"Oh show me the way to go home", 38
Once I took a job of cooking, 13
One evening as from my camp, I carelessly did roam, 26
Pull me dungarees down, sport, 46
She must be fast for she can't be slow, 43
South of Bowen down Mywera way, 16
The dirty old harlot lay dying, 41
The dogs all had a party, 33
The municipal dunny pan was full up to the brim, 56
The old man sat in the grandstand chair, 42
The people's flag's not what you think, 28
There's a crack winding back, 48
The working class can kiss my arse, 28
To hell and damnation on Cobb & Co station, 40
Well I fucked in Cuba and I fucked in Spain, 48
When the stock panel slants to the last narli beast, 49
While travelling over the mountain, 16
With a couple of little drinks to make us happy, 37
Young folks, old folks, everybody come, 54
You're the man who fucked my daughter, 22
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