There's an unproven theory that Booth wasn't shot by the police; a look-alike double agent, James William Boyd, was shot instead. The theory goes on to say that the government did lots of stuff to cover it up, blah, blah, but the point is that this little song is sort of like a reversal of roles or something. That an Abraham Lincoln look-alike died instead of the real dude.
Phew, that was quite long and boring. Kudos to any who actually read my paraphrase of the theory. :)
There's an unproven theory that Booth wasn't shot by the police; a look-alike double agent, James William Boyd, was shot instead. The theory goes on to say that the government did lots of stuff to cover it up, blah, blah, but the point is that this little song is sort of like a reversal of roles or something. That an Abraham Lincoln look-alike died instead of the real dude. Phew, that was quite long and boring. Kudos to any who actually read my paraphrase of the theory. :)