Chinese Maiden's Lament

DESCRIPTION: "Me no likee English sailor When Yankee sailor come ashore. English sailor plenty money; Yankee sailor plenty more.... English sailor call me Chinese whore. Yankee sailor only shag for short time; English sailor shag forevermore."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: sailor whore derivative money
FOUND IN: Britain(England(North))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 64, "Chinese Maiden's Lament" (1 text, tune referenced)
DT, CHINMAID*
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" (tune)
NOTES [11 words]: I'm sure I've met this song somewhere else, but I can't find it. - RBW
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File: Tawn046

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