“The Good Ship Venus”
Description
A quatrain ballad, this song describes the interminable sexual misadventures of the crew of the Good Ship Venus, whose mast is a rampant penis.
Notes
The limerick-form stanzas with the internal rhyme in the third line of "Good Ship" frequently migrate to "Christopher Columbo." - EC
Cross references
- cf. "Christopher Columbo" (lyrics)
References
- Cray, pp. 315-318, "The Good Ship Venus" (2 texts, 1 tune)
- Randolph-Legman I, pp. 500-501, "Frigging in the Rigging" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, FRGGING SHPVENUS
- Roud #4836
- BI, EM315