Mick Pearce (MCP) you obviously haven't been reading the above closely enough!

I said before. In these parts (Gods own Lancashire where all songs originated) a clout is a cloth. So, obviously, clouting of or off makes sense in either form - Cleaning :-)

So there!

And Will - I'll have a pint of what you are on. Saying that 'man' is the Irish meaning indictaes that it is an 'Oirish song' as sung in New York and Chicago. Everyone in their right mind knows that the Irish just stole all our best songs...

DtG

(Running for the doo