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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
"pretty little thing"--does it mean anything in particular here?
"Saw the ghost of Elvis
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered 'round his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing, waiting for the king
Down in the Jungle Room"
Marc Cohn "Walking in Memphis": http://www.metrolyrics.com/walking-in-memphis-lyrics-marc-cohn.html
So does the expression "pretty little thing" mean/suggest something concrete? Or it's just an unknown thing waiting for Elvis?
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered 'round his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing, waiting for the king
Down in the Jungle Room"
Marc Cohn "Walking in Memphis": http://www.metrolyrics.com/walking-in-memphis-lyrics-marc-cohn.html
So does the expression "pretty little thing" mean/suggest something concrete? Or it's just an unknown thing waiting for Elvis?
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I think it means only something waiting for him but never states what is it, besides, I think they chose the word thing because rhymes with King.
- I think it means only something waiting for him but never states what is it, besides, I think they chose the word thing because rhymes with King.
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I think it means only something waiting for him but never states what is it, besides, I think they chose the word thing because rhymes with King.
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Anonymouspretty little thing,A young woman, probably one of his enthusiastic fans.
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I considered a woman as well. From Webster: "informal— used for a person, animal, or object that causes strong feelings of affection or dislike in you", "She's a pretty little thing, isn't she!"
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