A Boy Named Sue
Mar. 25th, 2005 02:06 pmApropos of absolutely nothing, except that another blog mentioned the song, and the specific passage.
I've always wondered why a certain stanza late in the song didn't go something like this (with better scansion, of course):
"I got all choked up and I threw down my gun
And he shot me in the leg, said I hadn't learned a damn thing, and walked away."
I've always wondered why a certain stanza late in the song didn't go something like this (with better scansion, of course):
"I got all choked up and I threw down my gun
And he shot me in the leg, said I hadn't learned a damn thing, and walked away."