I have been trying to get these lyrics.
I am getting “picked up a boy just south of Mobile, gave him a ride filled him with a hot meal.”
Is this right? 'Cause isn’t the ocean the only thing south of Mobile? So can that be right.
Took me 20 years to figure out instead of saying “dream moz-a-lear” she is saying “three months later”
Well, no apparently there is just enough ofMobile County along the shore of Mobile Bay south of the city itself.
Yeah, they probably picked him up near Theodore.
Could’ve been in Fairhope over in Baldwin County, too I suppose.
It could also be that “south of Mobile” is in the same world that the East Side of Chicago* is found.
Say there, Gov! The entire lakeshore area of Chicago is generally referred to as the “East side”.
Here is a link to the full lyrics for those interested.
Haj
There is an east side of chicago. There is an east side to everything. The Skyway runs over most of it.
Something always bugged me about that song:
So … doesn’t that mean they really are tramps?
No, if you’re using “tramp” as a synonym for “prostitute.” “Tramp” in the song is being used to mean “hobo” or “vagabond” or “drifter.” The men were laying their money down for Papa/Grampa’s preaching and patent medicines, and for Mama’s dancing, which does not mean there was sexual contact.
