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== [[Literature]] ==

* In A.N. Wilson's ''The Vicar of Sorrows'', an evangelical lady suggests to the vicar that modern, upbeat hymns would be better for the Easter procession than the traditional hymn he always uses. He responds that if they ditch the traditional hymn, then they can sing "Eskimo Nell" for all he cares. This leads to the lady, who has never heard of this song, asking various other parishioners about it and whether it would be a good song to sing in the Easter parade, spreading scandal about the vicar's morals and mental health. Eventually she finds a copy of the lyrics in a book of erotic poetry from the library; given that she is a self-appointed [[Moral Guardians|moral guardian]], the look on her face as she read it can only be imagined!

** Fans have of course written their own lyrics to Nanny Ogg's songs, some of which were printed in the aptly named fanzine ''The Wizard's Knob''. You really ''don't'' want to read them.

** This creativity on the part of the fans led to a priceless dedication in the UK edition of ''Witches Abroad'': "To all those people - and why not? - who, after the publication of ''Wyrd Sisters'', deluged the author with their version of the words of 'The Hedgehog Song'. Deary deary me..."

** A version of "A Wizard's Staff" appears on the ''From The Discworld'' CD (words by Heather Wood, music by Dave Greenslade).

{{quote|It's in May, it's about sex.}}

{{quote|''Four and twenty virgins

''Came down from Inverness,

''And when the ball was over

''There were four and twenty less.}}

* There's a passing mention in ''[[The Once and Future King]]'' of an old song about an Old King seeing with each verse more and more of a fair maiden. We only hear the (heavily-accented) first verse:

{{quote|''Whe-an Wold King-Cole / was a / wakkin doon-t'street,

''...and from whom.}}

 

* Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classic play, ''[[The School for Scandal]]'' (1777) features one of these. It sounds mild today, naturally, due to [[Get Thee to a Nunnery|changing language]] and values.

{{quote|'''Verse:''' Here's to the charmer whose dimples we prize; Now to the maid who has none, sir; Here's to the girl with a pair of blue eyes, And here's to the nymph with but one, sir.

 

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