Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (If You Will Not Let Me In)

DESCRIPTION: "Tramp. tramp, tramp, the boys are marching, Cheer up the bobbies at the door. If you will not let me in, I will bust yer belly in, And ye'll never see yer daddy any more."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling)
KEYWORDS: police father derivative
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 55, "(Tramp, tramp, tramp, the boys are marchin')" (1 text)
Roud #20197
NOTES [35 words]: Presumably to the tune of "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp," but Peirce does not say so. I don't think all songs filed under Roud #20197 are really the same, although they include a lot of "Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" parodies. - RBW
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File: PKKB055C

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