Lyric Corrections:
Firstly, I think the real title is The All Golden.
Secondly, I think the word is "fare" in the first line, not "faire".
Thirdly, I think the line "Nowadays a Yankee dread not take his time to wend to sea." is "Nowadays a Yankee dreadnought takes his time to wend to sea."
Opinion:
"Constant commentary by the wayside / Nowadays them country boys don't cotton much to one two three four." is some sort of reference to the antebellum south. The usage of the word cotton is deliberate wordplay, possibly just reminding us of the south's history of slaver. I think the one two three four part is meant to mean the military --I suppose he is saying that the country boys don't like the draft.
"Constant calm might still our stately union. / Nowadays a Yankee dread not take his time to wend to sea." This is some sort of reference to the civil war. Dreadnoughts are gun-heavy battleships, and ironclad gunships played an important role in the civil war.
The whole album is a kind of Whitmanesque tour of America, so I guess it's some sort of analysis of the deep south. I'm seeing pieces here but not really getting the whole picture, sadly.
Lyric Corrections: Firstly, I think the real title is The All Golden.
Secondly, I think the word is "fare" in the first line, not "faire".
Thirdly, I think the line "Nowadays a Yankee dread not take his time to wend to sea." is "Nowadays a Yankee dreadnought takes his time to wend to sea."
Opinion: "Constant commentary by the wayside / Nowadays them country boys don't cotton much to one two three four." is some sort of reference to the antebellum south. The usage of the word cotton is deliberate wordplay, possibly just reminding us of the south's history of slaver. I think the one two three four part is meant to mean the military --I suppose he is saying that the country boys don't like the draft.
"Constant calm might still our stately union. / Nowadays a Yankee dread not take his time to wend to sea." This is some sort of reference to the civil war. Dreadnoughts are gun-heavy battleships, and ironclad gunships played an important role in the civil war.
The whole album is a kind of Whitmanesque tour of America, so I guess it's some sort of analysis of the deep south. I'm seeing pieces here but not really getting the whole picture, sadly.