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Thread #20525 Message #2895549
Posted By: Murray MacLeod
27-Apr-10 - 07:14 PM
Thread Name: Bobbie McGee's 'harpoon'
Subject: RE: Bobbie McGee's 'harpoon'
strange to see this thread resurface after ten years ...
for purposes of terminological exactitude, the original line which Kristofferson wrote and sang is:
" I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna"
I have a couple of friends who are going to the Chicago Blues Festival in June, I have given them instructions to ask around and ascertain whether "harpoon" is in fact common usage for "harp".