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Thread #133301 Message #3590542
Posted By: GUEST,delta willie
09-Jan-14 - 10:52 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Ain't Goin' Down to the Well No Mo'
Subject: RE: Req: Leadbelly: Ain't Goin Down To The Well No Mo'
"the well" is also the place in the center of a courtroom, in front of where a defendant would be tried. The 'debt' is not monetary, its a prison sentence, a debt to the state at hard labor.