Sewing Machine, The

DESCRIPTION: A soldier visits "the Heidelberg whore." He has sex with her, that is, he sews on her "sewing machine," and ends up cursing her for giving him "the clap and the blue-balls too."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: Prob. 1940s (recording by unknown artist) but may be earlier
KEYWORDS: bawdy disease curse soldier
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cray-EroticMuse, pp. 406-407, "The Sewing Machine" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #10406
RECORDINGS:
Unknown artist, "The Sewing Machine" (Party Platters 332a, n.d.)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Fire Ship" (plot) and references there
cf. "Charlotte the Harlot I, II, III, IV"
NOTES [66 words]: The reference to the Heidelberg whore suggests this song or version dates from the post World War II occupation of Germany. [It was] probably inspired by "Charlotte the Harlot." - EC
I'm not sure about placing this song during the occupation of Germany. The [Party Platters] record cited above doesn't mention the Heidelberg Whore, and it *may* be prewar. It'd be good to have a date for it. - PJS
File: EM406

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