“Drive It On”
Description
A formula song in which the singer gives the lady inches one, two, three, etc., until she is content.
Notes
Descended from a pumping chanty, this formula song survives largely on college campuses. - EC
Cross references
- cf. "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain" (tune) and references there
- cf. "Yo Ho, Yo Ho"
- cf. "Roll Me Over"
- cf. "Put Your Shoulder Next to Mine and Pump Away"
References
- Cray, pp. 323-325, "Drive It On" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Randolph-Legman I, pp. 268-271, "Drive It On" (2 texts, 1 tune)
- Roud #10223
- BI, EM323