Tied at both ends
Posted by RRC on April 17, 2007
In Reply to: Tied at both ends posted by qbstein on April 17, 2007
: Does anybody know the phrase "tied at both ends"? In the text where I found it, it does not seem to have the literal meaning. Btw, it's a J-Tull song, and they seem to like using loads of regional expressions.
Here's an excerpt of the song from willerup.com/
tull/lyrics/passion.html :
Old gentlemen talk of when they were young
Of ladies lost and erring sons.
Lace-covered dandies revel with friends
Pure as the truth tied at both ends.
I have to say most of it makes very little sense to me.
- Tied at both ends Bob 17/April/07
- Tied at both ends Brad 24/April/07