this song was actually written by Shel Silverstein--just as almost every Dr Hook song was.
It's his version of the old story about Lady Godiva, a woman who rode naked through the city in support of the arts and protesting the oppressive taxes her husband (the lord of the city) imposed on the people. She had only her long locks to maintain any modesty.(You can look up the story on Wikipedia.) Legend also has it that no one was to look out their window as she rode through town, but one eager man named Tom did--hence the term 'Peeping Tom.'
Anyway, I don't see any great similarities between Silverstein's version and the actual legend, save of course it's a naked woman on a horse.
this song was actually written by Shel Silverstein--just as almost every Dr Hook song was. It's his version of the old story about Lady Godiva, a woman who rode naked through the city in support of the arts and protesting the oppressive taxes her husband (the lord of the city) imposed on the people. She had only her long locks to maintain any modesty.(You can look up the story on Wikipedia.) Legend also has it that no one was to look out their window as she rode through town, but one eager man named Tom did--hence the term 'Peeping Tom.' Anyway, I don't see any great similarities between Silverstein's version and the actual legend, save of course it's a naked woman on a horse.