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Bad Grammar in Song Lyrics, David Allan Coe
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David Allan Coe's, "You Never Even Call Me By My Name"
The Lyrics:
Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got runned over by dammed old train.
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got runned over by dammed old train.
Why:
To add to Chris' entry, the last line should be "She got ran over..."
Submitted by: Counrtry
David Allan Coe's, "You never even called me by my name"
The Lyrics:
Well, I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison, and I went to pick her up in the rain; but before I could get to the station in my pickup truck, she got runned over by dammed old train
Why:
All right now, my English teacher is covering her ears now! I have heard a pickup truck referred to as a 'she', which is incorrect; threfore, you don't know WHAT got hit - the mother or the truck!
Submitted by: Chris
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