Up to the Rigs / London Town
First recording by Harry Cox (October 1953)
First release by Charlie Wills (1961)
- Written by
- [Traditional]
- Language
- English
- Comments
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Lesser known English folk song in which the singer tells a tale of scamming a prostitute he encountered in the big city of London; he urges other young men to follow his example. A "rig" is a scam or trickery, which young men going to the big city are urged to protect against.
The work is collected in the Roud Folk Song Index as number 868. - Licensing
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