I'm in search of a song sung (possibly written) by Tom Lehrer that I
believe is entitled, "An Irish Ballad."  However, the song I've
encountered so entitled is not the song I remember (or rather, the one
I am in search of).  The song I seek is about a girl, Jenny McGraw, I
believe, who is assaulted, but due to the looseness of her bra strap,
acquires a weapon with which to defend herself.  Strangling her
assaulter, she escapes, and thus the advice of the song is not to keep
your bra straps too tight...In any case, I'm looking for a place to
buy a CD with it, or even a reference to it to go from there...Thanks
a bunch!

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 29 May 2005 10:55 PDT

Is this your song?

http://www.diamondgeezers.org.uk/sounds/lyrics/biddymcgra.html

If this is the correct song, I'll be glad to search for a CD that contains it.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 30 May 2005 20:11 PDT

If the song to which I linked above is not the correct song, it would
be very helpful if you could remember some lyrics that might help in
tracking down the song that you want.

If this song IS the correct song, I've located a few sources where you
may purchase CDs by several different artists.

Please let me know how you'd like me to proceed.

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Clarification of Question by arsenic2718-ga on 30 May 2005 21:18 PDT

That's the right song; however, I did find a place download it. 
Thanks a lot for your help!  I appreciate it.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 30 May 2005 21:20 PDT

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