Coordinates: 53°58′13″N 1°05′11″W / 53.97030°N 1.08628°W / 53.97030; -1.08628
Bootham is a district near the centre of the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. It is just outside Bootham Bar, one of the ancient gateways through the city walls of York. Its name is said to derive from an ancient description as 'the place of the booths', referring to the poor huts located just outside the city walls.
The following are in the Bootham area of York:
I wanted to live in a land of the bottoms but
Momma said no
I wanted to dance in the bottomly fields but
Momma said noooooooooooo
She said noooooooooo
And now I can't goooooooo
to laugh in the land where
the bottoms run free
She said nooooo
And now my heart is soggy inside of me
Cos' i knooooooooooooow
I won/t ever knoooooooooooooow
the joys the bums can give
So i sit in my room
With the music up loud
And i want to know
Theres a knock at the door
It's momma with my underwear
My bottom can't be free
Anymore
She said noooooooo
And now i can't gooooooooo
To the land where