So just stopped myself from answering this with the attitude that I was a scholar on the subject just because someone (possibly knowledgeable, possibly just a jackass) claims that pigeons are in fact fed clay, by clay just simply referring to clay type soil, and rolling little balls of it to feed to pigeons, because pigeons are in fact (this is found from legit source, tho vague) known to travel to creek banks and dried washes and feed on soil (if rich in clay) because it’s linked to their assisting their digestive process. So though I’m no scholar after reading unscholarly google resources, given the simplicity of Blaze’s lyrics it’s the one I truly think is correct (whether ppl want to argue his lyrics being “simple” or not, fact is his simplicity, like many great songwriters, lyes in the fact everyday ppl from any walk of life are able to fit a personal meaning that relates to their individual life and circumstance)
So just stopped myself from answering this with the attitude that I was a scholar on the subject just because someone (possibly knowledgeable, possibly just a jackass) claims that pigeons are in fact fed clay, by clay just simply referring to clay type soil, and rolling little balls of it to feed to pigeons, because pigeons are in fact (this is found from legit source, tho vague) known to travel to creek banks and dried washes and feed on soil (if rich in clay) because it’s linked to their assisting their digestive process. So though I’m no scholar after reading unscholarly google resources, given the simplicity of Blaze’s lyrics it’s the one I truly think is correct (whether ppl want to argue his lyrics being “simple” or not, fact is his simplicity, like many great songwriters, lyes in the fact everyday ppl from any walk of life are able to fit a personal meaning that relates to their individual life and circumstance)