# Earliest example of a song that subverts the expectation of a bawdy rhyme (better explained in OP) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [February 26, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-example-of-a-song-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-op/1027985 "2026-02-26T04:36:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-example-of-a-song-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-op/1027985/21 "2026-02-28T03:31:08Z")
Any kid who listened to more than one episode of _Dr. Demento_ knew “Shaving Cream”. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-example-of-a-song-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-op/1027985/22 "2026-02-28T12:02:00Z")
This is the theme song to "My Black Son, a sit com Peter Griffin imagines on Family Guy. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rpgejlPd66o/hqdefault.jpg "My Black Son") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpgejlPd66o) My black son, my black son Now each day my heart is growing _bigger_, Don’t even remember sleeping with that _lady_ but I did… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-example-of-a-song-that-subverts-the-expectation-of-a-bawdy-rhyme-better-explained-in-op/1027985.md?page=1)