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Thread #137283   Message #3188226
Posted By: MorwenEdhelwen1
15-Jul-11 - 10:02 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Mahalia, I Want Back My Dollar
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mahalia, I Want Back My Dollar
Something else- this theme of a man- usually a man, I don't know why, maybe it sounds more powerful from a male perspective- asking a woman for his money back seems to be present in traditional songs as well. I know of a Jamaican mento song called "Gimme Back Me Shilling" with the chorus "Gimme back me shilling wid de lion 'pon 'i' " (the lion as a symbol of the British crown) and I (think) there's a Barbadian song on the same theme as well.