Backsides Rule the Navy

DESCRIPTION: "Backsides rule the Navy, Backsides rule the sea, If you want a bit of bum... Ye'll get no bum from me." The singer recalls "Catp'n Kitt" and Yeoman Sydney Grimes, who have uncomfortable adventures, and AB Long, "whose member wasn't like his name"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1989 (Kinsey-SongsOfTheSea)
KEYWORDS: bawdy humorous navy
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Kinsey-SongsOfTheSea, p. 170, "Backsides Rule the Navy" (1 text, 1 tune)
Brand-BawdySeaSong 8, "Backside Rules the Navy" (1 text)
Roud #8346
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Fly Away You Bumble Bee (Sambo)" (lyrics)
File: Kins170A

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