# Respond to the previous poster by quoting a song lyric. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 20, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990 "2007-04-20T20:19:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/161 "2007-04-22T19:15:39Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Like strawberry wine and seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love oh bittersweet Green on the vine Like strawberry wine – Deana Carter [/QUOTE] When I was seventeen It was a very good year It was a very good year for small town girls And soft summer nights We’d hide from the lights On the village green When I was seventeen –Frank Sinatra ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/162 "2007-04-22T19:15:46Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Like strawberry wine and seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love oh bittersweet Green on the vine Like strawberry wine – Deana Carter [/QUOTE] Red, red wine Stay close to me Don`t let me be alone It`s tearin` apart My blue, blue heart – UB40 ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/163 "2007-04-22T19:49:17Z")
My heart is drenched in wine But you’ll be on my mind Forever - Norah Jones ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/164 "2007-04-22T19:54:30Z")
[QUOTE=sturmhauke] My heart is drenched in wine But you’ll be on my mind Forever - Norah Jones [/QUOTE] You were always on my mind You were always on my mind. -Willie Nelson ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/165 "2007-04-22T20:14:25Z")
Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/166 "2007-04-22T20:20:11Z")
[QUOTE=Kat] Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind. [/QUOTE] Well, the Georgia Patrol was a’makin’ their rounds So he fired a shot just to flag 'em down And a big-bellied sheriff got his gun and said “why’dya do it?” – Vicki Lawrence ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/167 "2007-04-22T20:39:51Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] Well, the Georgia Patrol was a’makin’ their rounds So he fired a shot just to flag 'em down And a big-bellied sheriff got his gun and said “why’dya do it?” – Vicki Lawrence [/QUOTE] Freedom came my way one day And I started out of town. All of a sudden I see sheriff john brown Aiming to shoot me down. So I shot, I shot him down. I say: I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy. _(Bob Marley)_ ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/168 "2007-04-22T21:17:01Z")
Shot down in a blaze of glory Take me now, but know the truth I never drew first when I drew first blood I’m the devil’s son ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/169 "2007-04-22T21:27:44Z")
And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two There was blood and a single gunshot But just who shot who? ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/170 "2007-04-22T21:29:38Z")
[QUOTE=Mighty\_Girl] And then the punches flew and chairs were smashed in two There was blood and a single gunshot But just who shot who? [/QUOTE] But Daniel was hot - he drew first and shot And Rocky collapsed in the corner. -The Beatles ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/171 "2007-04-22T21:32:59Z")
[QUOTE=SnakesCatLady] But Daniel was hot - he drew first and shot And Rocky collapsed in the corner. -The Beatles [/QUOTE] I was standing on the corner When I heard my bulldog bark And he was barkin’ up at two men Who were gamblin’ in the dark It was Stagger Lee and Billy Two men who gambled late Stagger Lee threw seven, Billy swore that he threw eight ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/172 "2007-04-22T21:32:48Z")
The undercover cop was found face down in a field The Monkeyman’s on the riverbridge using Tweeter as a shield (Travelling Wilburys) ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/173 "2007-04-22T21:41:54Z")
[QUOTE=5-4-Fighting] I was standing on the corner When I heard my bulldog bark And he was barkin’ up at two men Who were gamblin’ in the dark It was Stagger Lee and Billy Two men who gambled late Stagger Lee threw seven, Billy swore that he threw eight [/QUOTE] Sixteen military wives Thirty-two softly focused brightly colored eyes Staring at the natural tan of thirty-two gently clenching wrinkled little hands Seventeen company men Out of which only twelve will make it back again Sergeant sends a letter to five Military wives, whose tears drip down through ten little eyes –Decemberists ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/174 "2007-04-22T22:14:09Z")
[QUOTE=SmartAleq] Sixteen military wives Thirty-two softly focused brightly colored eyes Staring at the natural tan of thirty-two gently clenching wrinkled little hands Seventeen company men Out of which only twelve will make it back again Sergeant sends a letter to five Military wives, whose tears drip down through ten little eyes –Decemberists [/QUOTE] The letter said that he was a hero She should be proud he died that way I heard she threw that letter away – Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/175 "2007-04-22T22:32:52Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] The letter said that he was a hero She should be proud he died that way I heard she threw that letter away – Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods [/QUOTE] Send me a ticket for an airplane, Ain’t got time to take a fast train My lonely days are gone, I’m a-goin’ home My baby just wrote me a letter. –The Boxtops ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/176 "2007-04-22T23:01:15Z")
[QUOTE=SmartAleq] Send me a ticket for an airplane, Ain’t got time to take a fast train My lonely days are gone, I’m a-goin’ home My baby just wrote me a letter. –The Boxtops [/QUOTE] With silver wings across the sky vapor trails that wave goodbye To those below who’ve got to stay at home I wish that I had flown at night so I could take that champagne flight Rid myself of every tear I own – Susan Raye ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/177 "2007-04-22T23:09:19Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] With silver wings across the sky vapor trails that wave goodbye To those below who’ve got to stay at home I wish that I had flown at night so I could take that champagne flight Rid myself of every tear I own – Susan Raye [/QUOTE] Silver bird, fly my lady away, Silver bird, take her over the bay, Silver bird, give my lady a ride, And let her go see what’s on the other side. Silver bird, fly my lady away, Pretty bird, today is the day. -Mark Lindsay ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/178 "2007-04-22T23:25:32Z")
Hold a chicken in the air Stick a deckchair up your nose Buy a jumbo jet And then bury all your clothes ---
**Author:** ![GawnFishin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@GawnFishin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GawnFishin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/179 "2007-04-22T23:51:22Z")
[QUOTE=Mighty\_Girl] Hold a chicken in the air Stick a deckchair up your nose Buy a jumbo jet And then bury all your clothes [/QUOTE] Woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand Whose wine, what wine, where the hell did I dine? Must have been a dream I don’t believe where I’ve been Come on - lets do it again Do you, you feel like I do? _(Peter Frampton)_ ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990/180 "2007-04-23T00:03:50Z")
[QUOTE=GawnFishin’] Woke up this morning with a wine glass in my hand Whose wine, what wine, where the hell did I dine? Must have been a dream I don’t believe where I’ve been Come on - lets do it again Do you, you feel like I do? _(Peter Frampton)_ [/QUOTE] Feel like makin Feel like makin love Feel like makin love to you. -Bad Company [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respond-to-the-previous-poster-by-quoting-a-song-lyric/400990.md?page=10)