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Thread #26716   Message #324121
Posted By: MartinRyan
21-Oct-00 - 04:54 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Bung Yer Eye
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Bung Yer Eye
The expression "bung-your-eye" turns up in some versions of the song about the sailor buying eggs/gin/whatever in a basket from a girl who absconds with his money, leaving him with the basket - and the child therein. I think I've seen it argued as being slang for gin - though is seems a long way even from the dutch "genever"

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