John Peel (II)

DESCRIPTION: "Do ye ken John Peel With his (??) of steel, And his (??) of brass, and his celluloid ass, Do ye ken John Peel, With his (??) of steel, And it all comes out in the morning."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Morgan/Green-RugbySongs)
KEYWORDS: derivative bawdy
FOUND IN: Britain(England)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Morgan/Green-RugbySongs, p. 84, "John Peel" (1 short text)
Roud #10265
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "D'ye Ken John Peel?" (tune, form)
NOTES [28 words]: Celluloid was first used in 1856, which gives us an earliest possible date for this item, but I'd guess it's newer. Although I have no idea what the missing words are. - RBW
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