| James Taylor – Oh, Susannah Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Yes. Stephen Foster. "a banjo on my knee" means to have a desire to be a performer in a minstrel show. Today we would say 'stagestruck' but at the time a minstrel show was the only option. "buckwheat cake" was symbolic of a Southern marriage. The song is that of a black man seeking fame in a minstrel show who is aware that his Suzzanah will not be waiting for him. |
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| Seekers – Waltzing Matilda Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Waltzing Matilda is slang for being arrested such as for a vagrancy or poaching offense. | |
| Johnny Cash – Jackson Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Yes, its about a married couple whose passions may have waned a bit (fire went out) and the man is forever talking of going to the bright lights of Jackson (TN? Famed at the time for its entertainment offerings and as the home of Casey Jones, then the subject of a popular song). The phrases 'comb my hair' and 'cut loose my coat' are sexual innuendo, one very popular song at the time being Adkins "Cut A Loose A My Coat," a song that was considered to be almost downright bawdy. It is indeed JayPan fan... "Jaypan" being a regional pronunciation of Japan and the fan indicating that as a woman of virtue she would not want to be seen in Jackson even though she would be so entertained by his making a fool of himself with his drinking and womanizing that she would be dancing on a Pony Keg, a half-keg of beer that is fairly close to the ground and thus suitable for an exuberant woman to climb onto. I may be wrong about the fan,,, it may just be that it was a common item in the pre-airconditioning days, but I think not. |
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