"How Could Red Riding Hood?" is performed by Tommy Christian & His Orchestra on Harmony 264 <br /><br />The lyrics are bold for this era. How can a young woman stay "good" yet still escape poverty? The suggestion is that sexual favors can relieve poverty if a maiden needs to escape poverty.<br /><br />1926<br /><br />The song was written by Alfred Pace Randolph.<br /><br />How could Red <br />Ridin' Hood <br />have been so very <br />good and still keep <br />the wolf from the <br />door?<br /><br />Father and mother, <br />she had none, so <br />where in the world <br />did the money <br />come from?<br /><br />Please let me <br />ask it--who filled <br />her basket?<br /><br />The story books <br />never tell! <br /><br />They said that <br />she found a great <br />big wolf in <br />granny's bed--<br />a big sun <br />bonnet pulled <br />over his head.<br /><br />But you know and <br />I know what she <br />must've <br />found instead.<br /><br />How could Red <br />Ridin' Hood <br />have been so very <br />good and still keep <br />the wolf from the door?<br /><br />"How Could Red Riding Hood?" Tommy Christian & His Orchestra (1926) Alfred Pace Randolph song
