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Thread #22895 Message #3263385
Posted By: Dead Horse
25-Nov-11 - 12:51 PM
Thread Name: Help: meaning of 'in bed w/ captain's daughter'
Subject: RE: Help: meaning of 'in bed w/ captain's daughter
Nothing whatever of a sexual nature in it.
It refers to a method of punishment involving a sound thrashing.
May have originally been a Bosuns Daughter,or even Gunners Daughter, but owing to passage of time and having passed through the hands of many folkies, has been promoted to command rank :-)
I am sure that I have heard Baggywrinkle singing Hob Y Deri Dando the line "I wish I was in Beddw with the captains daughter" which is in keeping with the Welsh genius for turning the meaning of a phrase for comical effect.
Where is Crane Driver when you need him, eh?