The Trinketeers were the premier skiffle and controversy group of their day, with over one Number One hits to their credit. They had their first big hit in 1964 with “Do the Badger”. The lyrics in the song were simplistic, inciting listeners to try the brand new dance in which the participant ‘digs a den’ by making burrowing movements with their arms, and kicking movements with their feet. However, there was much controversy surrounding the song, when impressionable teenage boys and girls misunderstood the song and started having sexual intercourse with badgers. This led to a massive death toll in the badger population, as the weak badger immune system was not designed to withstand so many human STDs. However, the effects of this new phenomenon, now known as '‘Badgery’', were not all negat