Meaning of «to fly south»
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In the Bob Dylan song, As I Went out One Morning, the following sentences appear:
"I beg you, sir," she pleaded.
From the corners of her mouth.
"I'll secretly accept you.
And together we'll fly south"
Is «to fly south» a phrase or is it used allegorically here?
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In the Bob Dylan song, As I Went out One Morning, the following sentences appear:
"I beg you, sir," she pleaded.
From the corners of her mouth.
"I'll secretly accept you.
And together we'll fly south"
Is «to fly south» a phrase or is it used allegorically here?
american-english phrase-meaning lyrics
asked Mar 18 at 2:14
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Birds fly south. Snowbirds fly south. Sometimes even your best-laid plans go south.
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:19
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I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because interpretation of song lyrics, even obvious ones, is out of scope for this sight.
– Robusto
Mar 18 at 2:27
@Robusto Oh ok. I wasn't sure if «fly south» was an English phrase like «go south» is, or not (it's not in the dictionary but might be 60s USA slang)
– ııı
Mar 18 at 2:29
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Odds are, the lyrics are supposed to be cryptic: bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/1709
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:53
Thank you for that link. Also, someone there in a comment mentions thatflying southperhaps meantdyingat that time
– ııı
Mar 18 at 4:02
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In the Bob Dylan song, As I Went out One Morning, the following sentences appear:
"I beg you, sir," she pleaded.
From the corners of her mouth.
"I'll secretly accept you.
And together we'll fly south"
Is «to fly south» a phrase or is it used allegorically here?
american-english phrase-meaning lyrics
asked Mar 18 at 2:14
ıııııı
1487
In the Bob Dylan song, As I Went out One Morning, the following sentences appear:
"I beg you, sir," she pleaded.
From the corners of her mouth.
"I'll secretly accept you.
And together we'll fly south"
Is «to fly south» a phrase or is it used allegorically here?
american-english phrase-meaning lyrics
american-english phrase-meaning lyrics
asked Mar 18 at 2:14
ıııııı
1487
asked Mar 18 at 2:14
ıııııı
1487
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asked Mar 18 at 2:14
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1487
asked Mar 18 at 2:14
ıııııı
1487
asked Mar 18 at 2:14
ıııııı
1487
1487
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Birds fly south. Snowbirds fly south. Sometimes even your best-laid plans go south.
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:19
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because interpretation of song lyrics, even obvious ones, is out of scope for this sight.
– Robusto
Mar 18 at 2:27
@Robusto Oh ok. I wasn't sure if «fly south» was an English phrase like «go south» is, or not (it's not in the dictionary but might be 60s USA slang)
– ııı
Mar 18 at 2:29
1
Odds are, the lyrics are supposed to be cryptic: bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/1709
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:53
Thank you for that link. Also, someone there in a comment mentions thatflying southperhaps meantdyingat that time
– ııı
Mar 18 at 4:02
|
show 1 more comment
1
Birds fly south. Snowbirds fly south. Sometimes even your best-laid plans go south.
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:19
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because interpretation of song lyrics, even obvious ones, is out of scope for this sight.
– Robusto
Mar 18 at 2:27
@Robusto Oh ok. I wasn't sure if «fly south» was an English phrase like «go south» is, or not (it's not in the dictionary but might be 60s USA slang)
– ııı
Mar 18 at 2:29
1
Odds are, the lyrics are supposed to be cryptic: bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/1709
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:53
Thank you for that link. Also, someone there in a comment mentions thatflying southperhaps meantdyingat that time
– ııı
Mar 18 at 4:02
1
1
Birds fly south. Snowbirds fly south. Sometimes even your best-laid plans go south.
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:19
Birds fly south. Snowbirds fly south. Sometimes even your best-laid plans go south.
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:19
2
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because interpretation of song lyrics, even obvious ones, is out of scope for this sight.
– Robusto
Mar 18 at 2:27
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because interpretation of song lyrics, even obvious ones, is out of scope for this sight.
– Robusto
Mar 18 at 2:27
@Robusto Oh ok. I wasn't sure if «fly south» was an English phrase like «go south» is, or not (it's not in the dictionary but might be 60s USA slang)
– ııı
Mar 18 at 2:29
@Robusto Oh ok. I wasn't sure if «fly south» was an English phrase like «go south» is, or not (it's not in the dictionary but might be 60s USA slang)
– ııı
Mar 18 at 2:29
1
1
Odds are, the lyrics are supposed to be cryptic: bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/1709
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:53
Odds are, the lyrics are supposed to be cryptic: bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/1709
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:53
Thank you for that link. Also, someone there in a comment mentions that
flying south perhaps meant dying at that time– ııı
Mar 18 at 4:02
Thank you for that link. Also, someone there in a comment mentions that
flying south perhaps meant dying at that time– ııı
Mar 18 at 4:02
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Birds fly south. Snowbirds fly south. Sometimes even your best-laid plans go south.
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:19
2
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because interpretation of song lyrics, even obvious ones, is out of scope for this sight.
– Robusto
Mar 18 at 2:27
@Robusto Oh ok. I wasn't sure if «fly south» was an English phrase like «go south» is, or not (it's not in the dictionary but might be 60s USA slang)
– ııı
Mar 18 at 2:29
1
Odds are, the lyrics are supposed to be cryptic: bob-dylan.org.uk/archives/1709
– Hot Licks
Mar 18 at 2:53
Thank you for that link. Also, someone there in a comment mentions that
flying southperhaps meantdyingat that time– ııı
Mar 18 at 4:02