Meanings of ribald songs in English

Came across ribald songs once Christopher Marlowe had written for Queen Bess.

Why, Dad, I don't know what you mean by ribald songs.

Drunkenness was rife, and often we heard them singing ribald songs or insanely shouting.

He knew all the best watering-holes and ribald songs.

Some of the most ribald songs are actually the work of Princesses of the royal House.

She could hear him in the next room clinking glasses, laughing loudly, and singing ribald songs.

They muttered and talked incoherently, and shouted ribald songs till my blood curdled to see them.

Then we may not even sing the new psalms; but ribald songs, as many as we please.

Nanny Smith was scandalized at his ribald songs, but being above harm herself, endured them in silence.

They resented his escapades, blushed at his ribald songs and coarse jokes, by turns threatening and admonishing him.

So I bade him keep his breath to cool his broth, ne'er would I shame my folk with singing ribald songs.

I have heard them singing round the camp fires in the starlight, but it was hymns that they sang, not ribald songs.

Up the trail on horseback, with shouts and ribald songs, rode four rough men, too drunk to know where they were going.

The populace thronged around the car, howled, groaned, sang ribald songs, clapped their hands, and pointed their fingers in derision at Madame Veto.

For a bribe the jailer had furnished liquor to some of the prisoners; singing of ribald songs, fighting, shouting, and carousing was the natural consequence.

The soldiers, bringing up the rear, bellowed ribald songs about the man who had led them to victory, a tradition Father had told me about.