Walking Down Canal Street

DESCRIPTION: This formula song chronicles the difficulties the narrator encounters in attempting to (find and) have sex with a whore.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1948 (Bronner/Eskin-FolksongAlivePart2)
KEYWORDS: bawdy sex whore
FOUND IN: US(MW,Ro,So,SW)
REFERENCES (4 citations):
Cray-EroticMuse, pp. 213-214, "Walking Down Canal Street" (2 texts, 1 tune)
Randolph/Legman-RollMeInYourArms I, pp. 560-563, "Walking Down Canal Street" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
Bronner/Eskin-FolksongAlivePart2 61, "Canal Street" (1 text, 1 tune)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 104, "Walking down Canal Street" (notes only)
Roud #17938
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Rosemary Lane" ("Bell-bottomed Trousers" tune)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
This Mornin'
File: EM214

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