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Thread #163378   Message #3898205
Posted By: GUEST
08-Jan-18 - 06:18 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: JOHNNIE, by Land Norris
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: JOHNNIE, by Land Norris
"my mind is to marry"

"Shingle" is what he's saying; cf Mississippi John Hurt, "a shingle-bob haircut" in "Richland Women Blues." I've heard the saying in much younger days but neglected to ask for a translation.   

I can't make out "polling day."