[Dixielandjazz] Verses

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

And now it's time for me to explain that the Bill Bailey verse upset  me 
for years until I finally read that "throw'd her down" was slang for left,  
rejected, etc. and not about a physical behavior.
 
Ginny
 
 
In a message dated 3/24/2011 7:38:34 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
philor at webone.com.au writes:

She  married a B & O brakeman that took and throw'd her  down.