GR translation: Skeeter turn yer meter, down,

[Laura Kelber]

That's a tough one. In the bayou, doesn't make much sense for it to be a
taxi meter (thinking of pushing the flag up or down to start/stop).

Poetic meter? Poetically slower? Is the point that "ya ta, etc." is intoned
at a slower pace?

Electric meter? They do make a buzzing sound. So it could be a way of
saying "stop your buzzing."

The final Ev-rybody is a foreshadowing of the final sentence in the book.

On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 12:55 AM, Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
wrote:

> V449.16-26, P456.30-40
>        Lookin’ for a little fun—
>        Big old bayou mosquito, oh my you
>        Shoulda seen what he done!
>        Poked his head up, under her dress,
>        Give a little grin and, well I guess,
>        Things got rough on Buf-falo Bayou,
>        Skeeter turn yer meter, down,
>        All—right—now!
>                               Ya ta, ta-ta, ya-ta-ta, ta-ta
>        Lookin’ for a little fun,
>        Ev-rybody!
>
> What does "turn your meter down" mean here?
> -
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