“The Wayward Boy”

Description

The Wayward Boy has sex with a girl, who gives him "pimples thick" upon his penis in exchange for the "two little mutts up her guts."

Notes

Legman styles the one-stanza fragment in Randolph-Legman I by an alternate title. - EC

Not to be confused with the Charlie Poole song of the same title (Rorrer, p. 87), which does not appear to be a traditional song. - RBW

Cross references

• cf. "The Fire Ship" (plot) and references there
• cf. "The Girl I Left Behind Me (lyric)" (tune & meter) and references there

References

1. Cray, pp. 86-89, "The Wayward Boy" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Randolph-Legman I, p. 146, "Two Ruby Red Lips" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. Roud #10408
4. BI, EM086