THE BALLAD OF JACK THE RIPPER AND OTHER GREAT COCKNEY SONGS. Vol. 1

Softcover. The East End is the warm heart of London Town. The Whitechapel Road one of its main arteries. It was here that police searched in vain for Jack the Ripper, the legendary m Victorian murderer whose evil deeds first gave rise to the great comic ballad from which this book derives its name. The book also contains a number of the very best of Cockney songs. Great memorable songs such as "Friends and Neighbours"; raucous songs such as "Tavern in the Town"; heartrending songs like "Picture of You" and "The Whelk Song", songs that have seen Londoners through two world wars and back. Also features "Champagne Charlie, "Come Outside" and "The Night the Floor Fell In". 23pp. 4to. soft cover. F. Scarce.