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GUEST,Beeds Lyr Req: Pigmeat (Leadbelly) (33) RE: Lyr Req: Pigmeat (Leadbelly) 24 Jan 10


I've been foxed by these lyrics for many years. For the most part they are in the above posts but, there still remains the mystery of the last verse.
I used to sing "You can take a poll and count it, I'll pass the test (jes'[just] or yes) anywhere.
After reading the posts above I hear nothing about a 'bull' but I do now hear 'China' rather than 'count it'.
On further listening, it sounds like he is mentioning three place names. F?????, Polon,(Poland??) China, to affirm that he can pass the test most anywhere.
Have also listened to Georgia Brown's version to see if it would yield any clues but, I'm afraid to say, I remain at status quo.
Coming from the UK leaves me at a huge disadvantage when it comes to American place names, perhaps someone out there could, again, grasp the nettle???
I can remember reading somewhere, years ago, that 'Pigmeat' was confidence, of a sexual nature one would presume from the context of the song, thus agreeing with what was alluded to above.


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