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Thread #56256 Message #878372
Posted By: Feebar
30-Jan-03 - 08:42 AM
Thread Name: meaning? 'My father would have paid the smart'
Subject: Origins: What does it mean? 'My father would have
In Recruited Collier, the lyrics of the second verse go, 'My father would have paid the smart, and he ran for the golden guinea. But the sergeant swore he'd kissed the book and now they've got young Jimmy'.
I just hate singing songs I don't understand! (though this song is so gorgeous I'd sing it in Yoruba)