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Marbletown; Strange expressions?
Topic Started: Tuesday, 14. April 2015, 14:37 (64 Views)
Stanko
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Just adding the topic for the song. It seems convenient for me.

I don't now if there someone else is wondering about something in this song so here I share the links for Hobo Terminology and Hobos in general what I found is the theme for this song... (I guess?)

http://www.angelfire.com/folk/famoustramp/terminology.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo

I found "Flip" there (from the verse "I'm gonna flip me a cannonball" what was puzzled me) and other expressions too...
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suprlinda
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Great find, Stanko! I think I had looked at Wiki, but didn't delve deep enough to find that Hobo dictionary. I also had wondered about the word "flip," so thanks for the find! :P I guess one flips oneself onto that moving train! :lol:
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qjamesfloyd
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Great find stanko, I never knew about "Flip me a cannonball" either :)
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