The Four Letter Words

Album: Bawdy Songs Goes to College (1955)
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  • "The Four Letter Words" is a very cleverly constructed song - it's all in the timing! - whose three verses pertain to a bodily function, a woman's body parts and an act between men and women, without actually using any of the four letter words concerned. This is both a typical Brand song, and one of his best.

    An excellent recording was made by Lew Dite accompanying himself on his acoustic guitar. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England

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