Ribald Classic: Lecherous Anonymous

Ribald Classic: Lecherous AnonymousWhile Sitting in Church (1880)The Betsy that I used to know When she was three limes five Had eyes that lit an amorous glow---The prettiest girl alive.Behold her now, a married dame, Huge, burly, fat and coarse, A butcher's face, a wrestler's frame, Hindquarters of a horse!Her sister, Athenais, sils Beside her in the pew. I wonder if that lass forgets What once I used to do.When she was young, I put my hand Into her frock behind And stroked her little fairyland...