08 Sep 09 - 05:53 AM (#2718682) Subject: Nanci Griffith 'Daddy Said' From: GUEST,Ann Am learning to play Nanci Griffith's song, "Daddy Said". Does anyone know what the first line is referring to: "Oh I used to wish I was a hard-line taker, they'd say six to one half a dozen will break her..." ?? The rest is self-explanatory, but that line is driving me mad. |
08 Sep 09 - 08:31 AM (#2718806) Subject: RE: Nanci Griffith 'Daddy Said' From: GUEST,Mary Katherine, cookieless this morning I don't know what it means, but I hear the line as "Oh I used to wish I was a hard-line taker who'd say six to one a half a dozen will break her" and the rest of that line is "till I fell in love with that young man who sang the blues" in case that helps anyone figure out what it means. |