This song is basically about a lady having an affair while her husband is away. He's been gone for a long time and she's sad & lonely and since he's late, why not just rendezvous with Ivor the Engine Driver? That will cheer her up...
Then her husband returns. Dang it.
She fesses up.
But he's a very forgiving guy, and they live happily ever after.
The end.
Wow, what a fantastic literal interpretion. Really. Read the comments above directly from the writer of the song, Pete Townshend. The song is about child abuse.
Wow, what a fantastic literal interpretion. Really. Read the comments above directly from the writer of the song, Pete Townshend. The song is about child abuse.
This song is basically about a lady having an affair while her husband is away. He's been gone for a long time and she's sad & lonely and since he's late, why not just rendezvous with Ivor the Engine Driver? That will cheer her up... Then her husband returns. Dang it. She fesses up. But he's a very forgiving guy, and they live happily ever after. The end.
Wow, what a fantastic literal interpretion. Really. Read the comments above directly from the writer of the song, Pete Townshend. The song is about child abuse.
Wow, what a fantastic literal interpretion. Really. Read the comments above directly from the writer of the song, Pete Townshend. The song is about child abuse.