German Clockwinder, The

DESCRIPTION: A German (clockwinder/musician) comes to town, offering to "(mend/wind) (clocks/pianos)" by day or night. A lady takes his offer. Her husband finds them at work. He beats the German, who vows never again "to wind up the clock of another man's wife."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1954
KEYWORDS: technology bawdy sex foreigner
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South,Lond)) Ireland
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Kennedy-FolksongsOfBritainAndIreland 201, "The German Musicianer" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT, CLOKWIND*
Roud #241
RECORDINGS:
Harry Cox, "The Old German Musicianer" (on HCox01); "German Musicianer" (on FSBFTX19)
Jim Prentice, "The German Clock-Winder" (Piotr-Archive #103, recorded 03/08/2022)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Green Grows the Laurel (Green Grow the Lilacs)" (alternate tune)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
The German Clockmaker
The Wonderful German Musician
File: K201

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