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Barre et al: Hastily -- Your "Derby Ram" is a variant on a clutch of (children's) songs I call "teasing songs" in _The Erotic Muse_. Unique it is. Ed On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Barre Toelken wrote: > > A student recently collected the following song from an elderly man. > Part of it is reminiscent of the "Derby Ram," but the hidden rhyme style > is like that of "Sweet Violets" and others. Can anyone shed some light > on it? > > Two Irishmen, two Irishmen workin' (sittin') on a ditch > One called the other a dirty son of a > Peter Murphey had a goat, no finer goat than he > He lent him to his neighbor to keep him company. > The horns upon this billy goat was made of solid brass > One stuck out of his upper lip, the other stuck out of his > Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies > Just keep your mouth shut and you won't catch no flies. > > All day, all night sitting on a rock > Along came a bumble bee and stung me (him) on my (his) > Cocktail ginger ale, five cents a glass > And if you don't believe me just kiss my dirty > Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies > Just keep your mouth shut and you won't catch no flies. > > To Amberdean, to Amberdean, to Amberdean one day > I bought the best darn billy goat that ever lived on hay > The hair upon this billy goat, was very very thick > Took all the girls in Amberdean to find his little > Hokey, pokey, winky diddly, eye. > > > Comments welcome. Barre Toelken > [log in to unmask] (or via ballads@) > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%