Re: Australian railway songs

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Little Jackie Paper wasn't it?

I always wondered if this song wasn't a metaphor for dope smoking - you know
puffing magic dragons, jackie (roll your own) paper, etc etc.

Anyone but the Seekers and it wouldn't be hard to believe.  The Beatles and
Norwegian Wood I can believe but Judith Durham and Athol Guy?  Nah.



David McLoughlin wrote:
> 
> Bill Bolton wrote:
> >
> > Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > > Surely its just a lullaby
> >
> > Exactly, it has the same relationship to anything real as "Puff The
> > Magic Dragon".
> >
> 
> You mean Puff is a myth?
> 
> Poor Johnny Paper.
> 
> You'll be the Grinch who killed Christmas next.
> 
> David McLoughlin
> Auckland New Zealand