Naemanson and DanMulligan, you're both right- for some reason Simon Nicol has taken to singing of the page as female. I took it be so it sounds more 'exciting' or something when she 'bared her breast and she ran' but who knows? Simon is famous for his grasp (or otherwise)of lyrics.
It wasn't him though who left a whole verse out at Cropredy one year, unfortunately the pivotal verse where Matty snuffs it!

The idea of commenting on the soft furnishings seems to have come from 'Fatty Groves', the Kipper Family's parody of Matty. (DT not accessible at the moment so can't check if this link works, sorry).

Noreen