It's Gibson all the way. And love 'em and leave 'em was Gibson all the way too. Only later in life did Bob own up to how big an asshole he'd been to women in his life. And serial lady killing over the many years was "just my thing" -- a 60's attitude several performers ascribed to. And Bob wrote numerous songs saying just that.

But this song, I always thought, was more about rolling steel in a steel mill---than rolling headlong over his ladies. It's a big bragging working guy's song -- a tall tale of sorts. Like Moe Magarak or Paul Bunyan.

That said, I loved Bob when he sang folk songs. He influenced me early on---and quite a bit more than a lot.

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