Tinker, The

DESCRIPTION: The lady of the manor sends for the jolly tinker, who services her, her staff (including the butler) and then rides off, "little drops of semen pitter-patting at his feet."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE:
KEYWORDS: adultery bawdy Gypsy lover sex tinker
FOUND IN: Australia Britain(England,Scotland) US(MA,MW,So,SW) Canada
REFERENCES (5 citations):
Cray-EroticMuse, pp. 29-36, "The Tinker" (3 texts, 2 tunes)
Randolph/Legman-RollMeInYourArms I, pp. 113-117, "The Jolly Tinker" (3 texts, 1 tune)
Bronner/Eskin-FolksongAlivePart2 59, "Bold Blackamoor" (1 text, 1 tune)
Hopkins-SongsFromTheFrontAndRear, pp. 182-183, "The Jolly Tinker" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT, JOLITINK JOLLTNK3
Roud #863
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Jolly Beggar" [Child 279]
cf. "Clout the Cauldron"
cf. "The Jolly Tinker (I)"
cf. "The Jolly Tinker (III)"
ALTERNATE TITLES:
The Highland Tinker
The Jolly Tinker
NOTES [35 words]: Randolph/Legman-RollMeInYourArms provides a detailed history of this ballad. - EC
This song can be told from "The Jolly Tinker (III)" by its description of the tinker's, um, improbable physical attributes. - RBW
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File: EM029

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