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Clean Sheathes
By BrianRobertNeal
25 April 2007
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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