GR translation: Skeeter turn yer meter, down,

[David Morris]

The whole song is about a horny skeeter.  His "meeter" is turned (on) up to
11.  Its really not that complicated.

David Morris

On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 12:58 PM, Laura Kelber <laurakelber at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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