Lyrics given on this site:
“ A freighter said she's been here
But she's gone, boy, she's gone.”
——-
I’m hearing:
“Operator said she's been here
But she's gone, boy, she's gone.”
Note: That’s ‘operator’ as in ‘riverboat operator’.
PS: How would a freighter know about passengers on a ‘people’ riverboat?
@Oidua In some live renditions, Johnny clearly says “a freighter”. I wonder if it was originally written as “operator”, but when people questioned him as to what a telephone operator has to do with it, Johnny changed it to “a freighter “.
@Oidua In some live renditions, Johnny clearly says “a freighter”. I wonder if it was originally written as “operator”, but when people questioned him as to what a telephone operator has to do with it, Johnny changed it to “a freighter “.
Lyrics given on this site: “ A freighter said she's been here But she's gone, boy, she's gone.” ——- I’m hearing: “Operator said she's been here But she's gone, boy, she's gone.”
Note: That’s ‘operator’ as in ‘riverboat operator’. PS: How would a freighter know about passengers on a ‘people’ riverboat?
@Oidua
@Oidua
@Oidua In some live renditions, Johnny clearly says “a freighter”. I wonder if it was originally written as “operator”, but when people questioned him as to what a telephone operator has to do with it, Johnny changed it to “a freighter “.
@Oidua In some live renditions, Johnny clearly says “a freighter”. I wonder if it was originally written as “operator”, but when people questioned him as to what a telephone operator has to do with it, Johnny changed it to “a freighter “.