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''This article is about a traditional folksong. For the adaptation by Moe Jaffe see Bell Bottom Trousers (commercial song).'' Rosemary Lane or Bell Bottom Trousers is an English folksong: a ballad ( Roud #269, Laws K43) that tells a story about the seduction of a domestic servant by a sailor. According to Roud and Bishop〔Roud, Steve & Julia Bishop (2012). ''The New Penguin Book of Folk Songs''. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-19461-5. p. 419.〕 ''"An extremely widespread song, in Britain and America. Its potential for bawdry means that it was popular in male-centred contexts such as rugby clubs, army barracks and particularly in the navy, where it can still be heard, but traditional versions were often collected from women as well as men."'' ==Synopsis== One variant of the song begins with the words: I won the good will of my master and dame Until a young sailor came there to stay And that was the beginning of my misery. '' The sailor seduces the servant and makes grand promises of money as he departs, but in fact he leaves her pregnant and alone to ponder her child's future: And if it’s a girl she’ll wear a gold ring; She’ll wear a gold ring and a dress all aflame And remember my service in Rosemary Lane.''〔(''The Servant of Rosemary Lane'' ) at folkinfo.org; accessed Mar. 22, 2009.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rosemary Lane (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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