Mudcat Café message #878607

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Thread #56256 Message #878607
Posted By: Liz the Squeak
30-Jan-03 - 04:41 PM
Thread Name: meaning? 'My father would have paid the smart'
Subject: RE: meaning? 'My father would have paid the smart'

Kissing the book was the equivalent of signing on the dotted line, the book in question being the bible, he was promising by God to serve.

There's a Recruted Collier's lament in the Mudcat Songbook written as a reply to the song if you're interested.

LTS