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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!
* Mentioned a number of times in the ''[[Discworld]]'' novels. Two of Nanny Ogg's favorite tunes are "The Hedgehog Can Never Be Buggered at All" and "A Wizard's Staff Has a Knob on the End". In ''[[
** 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).
** Pratchett deconstructs this kind of song in ''[[
{{quote|It's in May, it's about sex.}}
** Then there's this from ''[[
{{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,
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{{quote|''Well, some boys go to college
''But we think they're all wussies
''{{'}}Cause they get all the knowledge
''And we get all the...umpta, umpta, umpta...}}
* In ''[[Bottom]]'', Richie sings this version of [[wikipedia:The Sailor's Hornpipe|The Sailor's Hornpipe]]:
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''...and from whom.}}
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* 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.
'''Chorus:''' Let the toast pass, Drink to the lass, I warrant she'll prove an excuse for a glass! }}
* In the Australian musical "A Man's Gotta Do What A Man's Gotta Do", the character Muzza recounts his teenage years via masturbation with "The Wanking" (It was free/It was fun/It was more than I'd been banking on)
* In ''[[Hamlet]]'', after Ophelia goes insane, she starts singing these to Hamlet (who broke her heart).
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