The Marble Arch
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
28 October 1953
Track ID
25548
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1953.249.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
A humorous song in which a man meets a beautiful girl beneath the Marble Arch in London. They court for a short time, before she eventually runs off with a Horse Marine. The singer vows that if they ever meet again, he'll give her a ring, though rather than put it on her finger he'll "stick it through her nose".
Item Notes
Two verses with choruses; the complete song has four verses. This song is found as a broadside ballad from around 1880, with a note giving the author as Samuel J. Bagnall.
Recording Location
County - Moray
Parish - Rothes
Village/Place - Rothes
Language
English
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair