“The Rakes of Poverty”
Description
Irish variant on "The Son of a Gambolier." The singer describes himself as "the rambling rakes of poverty... the son of a gambaleer." He likes drink, and lives shabbily, in used clothes and shoes. He wishes he had drink and sugar for all
Notes
This is so close to "The Son of a Gambolier" that I'm tempted to list them as one song. But they're usually listed as separate, so here it stands. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "The Son of a Gambolier (I)" (tune) and references there
References
- SHenry H741, p. 50, "The Rakes of Poverty" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, SONGAMB2*
- Roud #2964
- BI, HHH741