Blackbird (VII), The

DESCRIPTION: "Once a boy who was no good Took a girl into the wood, Bye, bye, blackbird," and "Took her... To a place where he could love and grind her" -- then turns her over and continues. She then "Told her story to a court." He ends up in prison
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1979 (Hopkins-SongsFromTheFrontAndRear)
KEYWORDS: sex courting abuse punishment prison
FOUND IN: Canada
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Hopkins-SongsFromTheFrontAndRear, p. 141, "The Blackbird" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #10147
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Bye, Bye, Blackbird" (tune)
cf. "Take My Tip, Pack Your Grip" (tune)
cf. "Bye, Bye, Blackbird (Bawdy Version)" (tune)
cf. "I've Lost My Underwear" (tune)
NOTES [78 words]: Edward Foote Gardner, Popular Songs of the Twentieth Century: Volume I -- Chart Detail & Encyclopedia 1900-1949, Paragon House, 2000, p. 357, estimates that "Bye, Bye, Blackbird" (words by Mort Dixon, music by Ray Henderson) was the fourth most popular song in America in 1926, peaking at #1 in September 1926 (#1 for the year being Irving Berlin's "Always"). Yet it continued to spawn parodies through World War II and beyond. That's quite a long-lasting song. - RBW
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