[78-L] Dept of meaningless lyrics?

[Banjo Bud]

I believe it's "Moon man loves you too, so China Boy go sleep."

Bud

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From: "Steven C. Barr" <stevenc at interlinks.net>
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Dept of meaningless lyrics?

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> From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
>> What do these phrases mean?
>>
>> "Moon Man loves your trousseau" ("China Boy").
> NO idea...have you looked for the actual lyrics to this?!
>> "Don't mess with Mister In-Between" ("Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive").
>>
> Intended to contrast with "Positive" and "Negative" (accentuate the 
> former,
> eliminate the latter...but there still remained four bars to fill...?!)
>> and why would anyone "leave you with nothing but a fine tooth comb"?
>> ("Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?").
>>
> The idea was that Mr. Bailey had left the scene/town/usw. with EVERY
> dommed thing he could carry/haul/otherwise transport; again, that
> line of lyrics HAD to fit the song's structure...?! The lyricist had to
> think
> of an object which was (1) VERY minimal...and (2) whose name rhymed
> with "home!" OTOH, he COULD have written "toothless comb," "map
> of Rome," or "mound of foam"...?!
>
> Steven C. Barr
>>      Julian Vein
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