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17 Mar 12 - 08:31 AM (#3324069) Subject: Origins: kettle boils over From: Mo the caller Happy St Pats day. I have heard it said that the line about the kettle Boiling over in the song The Frost is All Over, refers to an illegal still, and boiling over would produce a lot of tell-tale steam, so be a disaster. Is this groundless speculation? |
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17 Mar 12 - 11:32 AM (#3324150) Subject: RE: Origins: kettle boils over From: Paul Burke My mother used to sing: The kettle boiled over And scalded poor Rover And left a dark mark on his back without care. |