Old Lady of Amsterdam

DESCRIPTION: "There was an old lady of Amsterdam, She was a fine old lass, And every time she turned around, She showed her great big... ankle bones." And similar verses about her son, her daughter, and her travels to town
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1969 (Bush-FSofCentralWestVirginiaVol1)
KEYWORDS: humorous wordplay mother children
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bush-FSofCentralWestVirginiaVol1, pp. 30-31, "Old Lady of Amsterdam" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Hallelujah" (technique) and references there
NOTES [47 words]: The technique of the hidden word in this song is also found in songs such as "Hallelujah"; see the references there. This song is perhaps bawdier than most examples of the type, which may explain the references to Amsterdam, known as a home of prostitutes (see, e.g. "A-Rovin'"). - RBW
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