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Thread #119170 Message #3453521
Posted By: GUEST,arrivisto
17-Dec-12 - 08:13 PM
Thread Name: Meaning: Lyle Lovett's 'Walk Thru the Bottomland'
Subject: RE: Meaning: Lyle Lovett's 'Walk Thru the Bottomland'
Frog Prince said:
Remember, this is the guy who wrote:
"If I had a boat, I would sail it on the ocean,
and if I had a pony, I would ride him on my boat."
Which is to say, don't worry too much about a literal sense.
The point is that this is a great non-sequitur! One thinks at first he is talking about having either a boat or a pony, only to learn that he has both, and then, surreally, takes the four-legged friend aboard!