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QUEEN OF SLUTS. English, Reel. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The title, besides probably being a common epithet, may be associated with a 17th century broadside ballad called "An Invitation to Lubberland", first printed in 1685 [1], a fantasy that some believe was the inspiration for the hobo ballad that formed the basis of the song "Big Rock Candy Mountain" (recorded in 1928 by Harry McClintock). The fourth stanza of "Lubberland" goes:

The king of Knaves, and Queen of Sluts
Reign there in peace and quiet;
You need not fear to starve your guts,
There is such store of dyet:
There may you live free from all care,
Like hogs set up a fat'ning;
The garments which the people wear
Is silver, silk and satin.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Hall & Stafford (Charlton Memorial Tune Book), 1956; p. 15. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 142.

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