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Thread #8133   Message #1280974
Posted By: GUEST,Hootenanny
25-Sep-04 - 05:09 PM
Thread Name: music in Ralph Ellison's 'Invisible Man'
Subject: RE: Ralph Ellison's INVISIBLE MAN
From memory:

Did you ever see Nelly make Water?
She pisses a beautiful stream
It runs for a mile and a quarter
And you can't se her Asshole for steam

I'm sure this must be one of your threads somewhere

Doesn't Ellison have a character Peatie Wheatstraw, the High Sheriff from hell in the book, and a reference to the song Pick Poor Robin Clean.

I've sung this on the odd occasion for years and have it on record by a couple of people but have never been exactly sure what it refers too.I assume it to be about gambling and taking some sucker to the cleaners.

Anybody out there can clarify ???