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Thread #127788   Message #2854676
Posted By: Seamus Kennedy
03-Mar-10 - 12:56 AM
Thread Name: Poor grammar in lyrics
Subject: RE: Poor grammar in lyrics
"I bear orders from the captain make your ready quick and soon /for the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon."

I believe the words are:


I bear orders from the captain,
"Make you ready quick and soon,
For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon."

What's wrong with that?

Quick and soon are not tautological, IMO.