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Ribald Classics Vol. 3: Oh, What A Beauty
- Oh What A Beauty Time: 2:35
- Poor Little Angeline Time: 1:58
- Davey, Davey Time: 2:04
- Tiddy Winks Time: 1:43
- Roll Your Leg Over Time: 2:03
- They Do It For Chiles Time: 2:40
- A Harlot Went A Walking Time: 2:10
- All The Boys Go Whack Whack Whack Time: 1:58
- She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain Time: 2:50
- The Sailor's Prayer Time: 1:40
- Clementine Time: 1:25
- Limericks Time: 2:48
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Oh, Dear What Can the Matter Be?
with Little Anny Fanny & her Bosom Friends
SIDE ONE:
1. OH! WHAT A BEAUTY!
2. POOR LITTLE ANGELINE
3. DAVEY, DAVEY
4. TIDDLY WINKS
5. ROLL YOUR LEG OVER
6. THEY DO IT FOR CHILES
SIDE TWO:
1. A HARLOT WENT A'WALKING
2. ALL THE BOYS GO WHACK, WHACK, WHACK
3. SHE'LL BE COMING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN
4. THE SAILOR'S PRAYER
5. CLEMENTINE
6. LIMERICKS
1. OH! WHAT A BEAUTY!
The descriptive lengthy tale of a plantation manager who achieved fame and renown for growing the biggest peanut known to man (and to women).
2. POOR LITTLE ANGELINE
A dirty old squire who couldn't curb his desire.
3. DAVEY, DAVEY
One of numerous old variations on an even older melody. Davey, the lamented night-cart driver, was noted for giving things away to anyone he befriended.
4. TIDDLY WINKS
An early English sea shanty about the ever popular game of Tiddly Winks, which is played by two or more participants. (Very popular with sailors long at sea, as were the games of Jumping Jacks and Your Turn in the Barrel).
The sailor's horn pipe is a prominent feature
in this version.
5. ROLL YOUR LEG OVER
This archive version is attributed to a prosperous meat purveyor in 1870 who was renowned for his leg of lamb and his method of testing the quality of the flesh. He originated the saying "... now pull the other one".
6. THEY DO IT FOR CHILES
Chiles, essentially a Mexican commodity, were once very hard to get in other countries. This song tells of the lengths people would go to in order to whet their appetites.
1. A HARLOT WENT A 'WALKING
The story of a business-woman in the early 1800's who had an amazing ability to win friends instantly wherever she went. She was possibly one of the first known Public Relations Officers (or P.R.O. as she was called).
2. ALL THE BOYS GO WHACK, WHACK,
WHACK
A traditional Australian folk song. Strangely, this version was. vary popular with men who could not go a broad.
3. SHE'LL BE COMING ROUND THE
MOUNTAIN
It is not known where this lass was going, but we do know that she and her friends kept on coming.
Guest trumpet spot featuring Dusty Binns has to be heard to be believed — and even then we don't believe it! However, he does hit a top C in one very erotic passage (of the song), which left him with an extremely painful embouchure.
4. THE SAILOR'S PRAYER
A soldier and a sailor, home on leave, pray for the amenities they missed, which they now hope to religiously pursue.
5. CLEMENTINE
The original version was written by William Cockswobble in 1788. This one relates the sad fate which befalls poor Clementine when she wrings out her changes together with her vital statistics, which leaves her all washed up for marching two abreast.
6. LIMERICKS
Plenty of rhyme with very little reason other than presenting just a few more of the many hundreds of limericks set to this melody.
Vocals: Little Anny Fanny, Big Dick Sullivan
Guitars: Randy Pluckman, Shane O'Moore
Bass Guitar: Harry Cary Imhof
Ukelele, Piano: Ivor Biggin
Drums: Ali Katz
Guest Trumpet: Dusty Binns
Recording Engineer: Marcus Herman
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