muff528 3 #1 June 12, 2012 ...Charlie's wife never slipped him a nickel with one of the sandwiches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #2 June 12, 2012 If you believe the song, he's still down there. She could slip him a nickel now, but she'd have to do it a bunch of times to get him enough fare to get off. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #3 June 12, 2012 Maybe she was having an affair and she really didn't want Charlie to get off the MTA train. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #4 June 12, 2012 Quote Maybe she was having an affair and she really didn't want Charlie to get off the MTA train. That's what I'm thinking! Sometimes song lyrics are quite funny if taken literally. I'm a fan of English traditional folk music and phraseology. There is one song that tells of a sailor who decides to check up on his girlfriend to see if she thinks of him. He sails into town and bangs on her window and she is awakened. She asks who it is and he replies that it is her lover and he asks her to let him in. She takes her sweet time dragging her ass out of bed and down the stairs. By the time she opens the door he has bugged out. She begs him to come back and she'll marry him. He is so pissed off that he replies that pigs will fly (paraphrasing) and "laboring men will forget their labors" before he comes back to her lazy ass. Beautiful song, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #5 June 12, 2012 Quote If you believe the song, he's still down there. She could slip him a nickel now, but she'd have to do it a bunch of times to get him enough fare to get off. Then, I take it that "George" O'Brien lost the election. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
