Today's Social Problems are not new.This ballade or perhaps I should call it a lay deals with the problems of Unwanted pregnancy. It dates back to early Tudor Times.
The Victorian's changed the lyrics of a lot of seemingly improper ballads and I am engaged in restoring them to their honest vigour.
Oh dear my love we have gone astray
And I find you're in the family way,
Alack, alas and well-a-day heigh heigh
T'was all for the want of a clean sheath.
Here me, I am just a lad,
Now I find that I'm to be dad.
We've lost all the joy we Ha-a-a- ad
All for the want of a clean-sheath
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Written by Fledermaus (3306 comments posted) 25th April 2007 |
Considering this set in Victorian or Tudor times, I bet they are in huge trouble. I supose that in a happy scenario they end up married, and in a sad scenario one ends up dead and the other in a monestary... A nice poem, but why is it in not-news, for it is of course not news, but it's also poetry. |
Don't blame me Written by BrianRobertNeal (1195 comments posted) 25th April 2007 |
Blame Batty. Here Batty, If they all shout at me , it's your fault. |
Written by Phil (6730 comments posted) 25th April 2007 |
In a realistic setting most fathers would have just walked away and left the girl to suffer. Phil. |
Oh Phil Written by BrianRobertNeal (1195 comments posted) 25th April 2007 |
This is a romantic Ballade. Oh Phil I cant believe what your review relates, That I be up on toes Then straight off on me skates. (Plutarch translation BRN) |
Written by Phil (6730 comments posted) 25th April 2007 |
| Sad but true. |
Well Written by BrianRobertNeal (1195 comments posted) 26th April 2007 |
| It serves Aberlade right. |
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