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American folk music
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ballads
bawdry
bawdy
bawdy songs
British
British folk songs
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dirty lyrics
English
English folk songs
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folk music
folk music history
folk song collections
folk songs
folklore
folksong
Gershon Legman
humor
humorous folk songs
humorous songs
melodies
music history
obscene lyrics
oral tradition
parody
parody songs
popular culture
popular music
pornography
profanity
rhymes
sexual lyrics
song lore
songlore
tunes
United States
Product details
- ISBN 9780252067891
- Weight: 626g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Feb 1999
- Publisher: University of Illinois Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Ever wanted to know the "correct" words to "Roll Me Over?" Wondered where the melody of "Sweet Betsy from Pike" came from? Ed Cray ranges from "The Cod Fish Song" to "Hallelujah I'm a Bum" in a tireless quest to answer such questions and restore bawdy to an esteemed place in our folk music canon.
Extensively revised and including forty more songs than its predecessor, the second edition of The Erotic Muse is a unique collection of bawdy and even forbidden American folksongs. Cray presents the full texts of some 125 works with melodies for most and detailed annotations for all. In addition, he adds lively commentary that places the songs in historical, social, and, where appropriate, psychological context.
Ed Cray is a professor of journalism emeritus at the University of Southern California. His books include Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren and Ramblin' Man: The Life and Times of Woody Guthrie.
