Eight to the bar

Posted by Melissa on April 24, 2005

I have heard the phrase "beat me daddy, eight to the bar" in an Andrews Sisters song, and in the Bing Crosby movie "Going My Way". Just what does it mean? The only thing I can come up with is beats in a musical measure. And where did the saying come from?

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- Eight to the bar Smokey Stover 24/April/05
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        Eight to the bar Smokey Stover 26/April/05
        
        Eight to the bar Steve E 26/April/05