Arseholes Are Cheap Today

DESCRIPTION: "(Arseholes/small boys) are cheap today, Cheaper than yesterday, Small boys are half a crown, Standing up or lying down...." Listeners are advised to "Get them now before they're gone, Come now and try one."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Morgan/Green-RugbySongs)
KEYWORDS: commerce bawdy
FOUND IN: Britain(England)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Cray-EroticMuse, pp. 238, "(Arseholes Are Cheap Today)" (1 short text, tune referenced)
Morgan/Green-RugbySongs, p. 136, "Small Boys Are Cheap Today" (1 short text)
Roud #10234
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. Verdi's "La Donna è Mobile" from "Rigoletto" (tune, according to Cray)
File: RuSoAACT

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