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Thread #2060 Message #26566
Posted By: Pete M
26-Apr-98 - 04:35 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Pull Down Lads (John Tams)
Subject: RE: Pull Down Lads -lyrics and explanation of
Note that the slang in the song is not travellers cant, just normal working class terms eg scran = food originated I believe as Navy slang, brass = money is in common usage eg "where there's muck thers's brass" etc.