Charlotte the Harlot Lay Dying (The Dying Harlot)

DESCRIPTION: "Charlotte the Harlot lay dying, A piss-pot supported her head." She declares, "I've been had by the army, the navy..." and many other things, although, until now, not maggots. She tries to repent, but her ghost haunts the town, repeating her refrain
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Morgan/Green-RugbySongs)
KEYWORDS: whore death humorous bug sex
FOUND IN: Britain(England)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Morgan/Green-RugbySongs, p. 185, "Charlotte the Harlot Lay Dying" (1 text)
Cray-EroticMuse, p. 165, "(no title) (1 excerpt)
Roud #10130
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Charlotte the Harlot I, II, III, IV"
cf. "Charlotte the Harlot (V) (Carolina)"
NOTES [14 words]: Roud seems to lump this with "Life Presents a Dismal Picture." I'm not sure why. - RBW
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