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  • Cam ye ower frae France? Cam ye doun by Lunnon? Saw ye Geordie Whelps And his bonnie woman? Were ye at the place Ca'd the Kittle Housie? Saw ye Geordie's grace Ridin'on a goosie?

    -Anonymous
    c.1715  'CamYe Ower Frae France?', stanza1. This  Jacobite song alludes to George I and his reputed fondness for visiting brothels.

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