I put a spell on you
Posted by Henry on October 04, 2004
In Reply to: Not just Lena posted by Bob on October 04, 2004
: : : : : : : : Lena Horne uses the line "I'm broke, That's oak" in her version of "That's Why the Lady is a Tramp".
: : : : : : : : Is to say something is oak a real expression or poetic license?
: : : : : : : I'm broke, that's oke (okay).
: : : : : : Intersting.
: : : : : Are you skptical of my interprtation? Well, why not? SS
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: : : : I'm utterly sincere and not skeptical at all. I'd have never thought to interpret it that way. But it wouldn't be the first time spelling has led me astray. I was guessing "oak", possibly as in solid or for sure, but I'd never heard the expression. Did you find the lyric somewhere?
: : : Nah.
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: : It is (or was) presumably a new coining because something had to be found which rhymed with 'broke'.
: : DFG
: Those are the lyrics as written.
I imagine that the spelling is to avoid any doubt about the pronunciation. The song is intended to be performed - when you hear a song, you can't tell how the words are spelled!
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