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Thread #22190 Message #1176507
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
02-May-04 - 04:53 PM
Thread Name: History of Benjamin Bowmaneer
Subject: RE: History of Benjamin Bowmaneer
What gives the song it's power is that first couplet -
"Have you heard how the wars began...
When England fought to a man"
And the refrain "Castors away" almost subliminally suggest we are all being cast away, shipwrecked.
I'm not suggesting that's where it starts out from - but songs can often take on a colour and a meaning which wasn't there to start with.