The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #92261   Message #1763192
Posted By: Jerry Rasmussen
18-Jun-06 - 07:14 PM
Thread Name: Folk Music Is for intellectuals
Subject: RE: Folk Music Is for intellectuals
Talk about different meanings: There are two lines in a song I wrote about my Father growing up:

"Its a long ways from knickers and high cut boots
To a part down the middle and a brand new suit"

The verse was supposed to follow that transition from a young boy with knickers (usually corduroy pants that came down just below the knee, worn with high-cut boots,) to a man wearing a blue suit.

My friend and fellow Catter played the recording for some folks in the UK and it sounded very kinky to them. "Knickers" in the UK are what we'd call panties over here. The image of my Father in panties and high cut boots (so, what about the whip and whipped cream?) is a little more than my imagination can take...

Jerry