# Hooray, hooray, it’s the first of May (NSFW!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 2, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-hooray-it-s-the-first-of-may-nsfw/963779 "2022-05-02T00:54:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-hooray-it-s-the-first-of-may-nsfw/963779/1 "2022-05-02T00:54:31Z")
Almost forgot to post this year. The weather has been very crappy around here. Cold and damp all spring. No outdoor activity for us until it warms up a bit. +Plus+ a terrible wind storm blew down a section of my backyard fence. We’d rather not give the neighbors a peep show. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/w1GD_T-3oLU/maxresdefault.jpg "Jonathan Coulton - First of May (Lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1GD_T-3oLU) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-hooray-it-s-the-first-of-may-nsfw/963779/2 "2022-05-02T01:08:11Z")
Today is International Worker’s Day, frequently called May Day. Mayday is also a aero/nautical distress call. That’s how I remember my friend’s anniversary is today…cause if I was married to her, I’d be screaming “mayday, mayday, mayday!” 😲 ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-hooray-it-s-the-first-of-may-nsfw/963779/3 "2022-05-02T01:26:53Z")
And of course, as has been mentioned in a few previous threads, m’aidez is French for “Help Me!”. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-hooray-it-s-the-first-of-may-nsfw/963779/4 "2022-05-02T13:21:16Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > Almost forgot to post this year. The weather has been very crappy around here. Cold and damp all spring. No outdoor activity for us until it warms up a bit. I definitely lead a sheltered life. I didn’t encounter the couplet about outdoor sex (which I’m sure long predates Coulton’s song) until I read it in Allan Sherman’s 1973 book **The Rape of the A.P.E.** But the idea has been expressed in terms more fitting for a General Audience. By Julie Andrews, no less.: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pljyjiIMH9o/hqdefault.jpg "Julie Andrews Sings "The Lusty Month of May"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pljyjiIMH9o) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-hooray-it-s-the-first-of-may-nsfw/963779/5 "2022-05-02T16:36:46Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I didn’t encounter the couplet about outdoor sex (which I’m sure long predates Coulton’s song) until I read it in Allan Sherman’s 1973 book **The Rape of the A.P.E.** Another work of art / literature predating Coulton, which he covered, and which some might enjoy: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vfoqd4hpPZo/maxresdefault.jpg "Baby Got Back") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfoqd4hpPZo) ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-hooray-it-s-the-first-of-may-nsfw/963779/6 "2022-05-02T19:43:21Z")
Personally, I prefer the [live version](https://youtu.be/YFc08WTEN5g) from “Best.Concert.Ever,” but that’s just a matter of personal taste. Some years ago, Coulton remixed the song with samples from the Beatles’, “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road,” and Prince’s, “Sexy M.F.,” and I think it may even be a little better than the original. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find anyplace to link to it (including Coulton’s web site where he first posted it), I expect due to IP issues.