Guest AveMaria22, thanks for sharing this information.

I'm an African American from New Jersey with no Southern relatives {that I know of}. I didn't visit the South until an adult, and at that only visited Atlanta. Does Atlanta still count as being in the South? :o)

All this to say that I know doodlysquat about the language patterns of the deep South.

I hereby withdraw my theory that the word sealion woman meant the Biblical word "selah". And I now support your idea and Another Guest 14 Sep 07 - 12:20 AM's idea that the word Sealion woman means "she's lyin'" are very likely what the original singers of this song meant.

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