The key to understanding this song lies in the phrase “Skin the Goat”. Another way to ask a person to “Slap me 5” is to say “give me some skin”. Once you figure out who the “Goat” is the rest of the song will fall into place for you. Very clever Mr. Robert Hunter.
The key to understanding this song lies in the phrase “Skin the Goat”. Another way to ask a person to “Slap me 5” is to say “give me some skin”. Once you figure out who the “Goat” is the rest of the song will fall into place for you. Very clever Mr. Robert Hunter.