The line goes like this in the third verse:
He would tootle with skill for each sparkling quadrille though the dancers were fluther'd and bet
What puzzles me is the last part of it - "fluther'd and bet" - what's that all about?
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Egil
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Re: Even more lyrics explanation - "The Irish Rover"
fluthered = drunk
bet = ugly
(I'm not 100% certain about "bet".)
bet = ugly
(I'm not 100% certain about "bet".)
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Re: Even more lyrics explanation - "The Irish Rover"
"Bet" usually just means "tired". It's a colloquial past participle of beat.
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Re: Even more lyrics explanation - "The Irish Rover"
Thanx, guys - brilliant as allways. 