Georgie Porgie is a nursery rhyme which some people see as an early reference to sexual harassment: Georgie Porgie, Puddin' and Pie, Kissed the girls and made them cry, When the boys came out to play Georgie Porgie ran away. The lyrics to "Georgie Porgie" are thought to refer to the courtier George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628). King James I took Villiers as his lover, though his most notorious affair was with Anne of Austria (1601-1666), who was Queen Consort of France.A reference to the rhyme is made in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Chapter five: Orgy-porgy, Ford and fun, Kiss the girls and make them One. Boys at one with girls at peace; Orgy-porgy gives release. The rock group Toto also recorded a song called "Georgy Porgy" on its 1978 debut album that includes lines from the nursery rhyme. The song, which was written by Toto vocalist David Paich

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