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What is a 'Jimmy John'? (Gandydancer's Ball) Related thread: Lyr Add: Gandy Dancer's Ball (Howard, Weston) (6) |
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Subject: RE: What is a 'Jimmy John'? From: MarkS Date: 24 Mar 00 - 05:03 PM With that last post, I suggest that we all attampt to put and end to this thread, unless Seamus wants to go for a new title, "Tampion at keepin em punnin" |
Subject: RE: What is a 'Jimmy John'? From: catspaw49 Date: 24 Mar 00 - 06:35 PM I dunno....Tampa is a tamptation, but the thought of a tampon tarpon has me a bit ill..........I think we should attampt to put a tamper on this thing. Spaw |
Subject: RE: Gandydancer From: Mr Red Date: 20 Apr 16 - 05:56 AM Gandydancer video I had not come across the term before. So I looked at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandy_dancer For those who don't click the blickies, a gandydancer is one of the team of railroad workers who straighten the track by pulling and shifting on metal bars dug into the ballast. The process requires a shanty singer. Enjoy. |
Subject: RE: Gandydancer From: leeneia Date: 20 Apr 16 - 10:44 AM Thanks for the link. |
Subject: RE: What is a 'Jimmy John'? (Gandydancer's Ball) From: GUEST,Freddi Tee in G. Heights Date: 08 Dec 18 - 09:33 PM I had this record when I was under ten. Daddy tole that the Jimmy John was another name for a gin pole, used to lift heavy objects without a crane. Swing that pretty girl round was for a piece of rail or maybe a car or locomotive. What I remember him saying. |
Subject: RE: What is a 'Jimmy John'? (Gandydancer's Ball) From: GUEST,ripov Date: 01 Oct 20 - 02:53 PM it may be that the name jimmy john is quite literal that is a"john"thatis a toilet where one had a"jimmy"- a urinal; urine, was a valuable feedstock for the chemical industry and publc provision was made for its collectionin the uk ,andmaybe in the u s ,one can only imagine the attraction these collection points must have for professional ladies,with a ready supply of customers ready to"dance"with them,especially whem the railway workers were in town |
Subject: RE: What is a 'Jimmy John'? (Gandydancer's Ball) From: GUEST,johnsouthwales Date: 26 Jan 21 - 03:17 PM there is a columbia records advert for the song,gandy dancers' ball..it illustrates it as a jimmy-john is a gandy dancers word for jug-full |
Subject: RE: What is a 'Jimmy John'? (Gandydancer's Ball) From: GUEST Date: 07 Jan 22 - 05:01 PM Having listened to ledbelly's monologues with lomax, he describes his experiences with the jimmy john! |
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