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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hello, I'm a singer singing the song 'Don't fence me in', and I do not understand the meaning/trasnlation of the title:
What's 'fence in'? and what's the total meanning of the title?
Thank you so much,
Adaya.
What's 'fence in'? and what's the total meanning of the title?
Thank you so much,
Adaya.
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It's a song of a cowboy in the American west. Cattlemen would put fences around parts of the prairie to keep the cattle from roaming too far. This was fencing in.
- It's a song of a cowboy in the American west.
- Cattlemen would put fences around parts of the prairie to keep the cattle from roaming too far.
- This was fencing in.
- This cowboy doesn't want to be 'fenced in' in his relationship with a woman, as he doesn't want to settle down.
- It could also be a little more general, in that he doesn't want to stay in one place very long.
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It's a song of a cowboy in the American west. Cattlemen would put fences around parts of the prairie to keep the cattle from roaming too far. This was fencing in.
This cowboy doesn't want to be 'fenced in' in his relationship with a woman, as he doesn't want to settle down. It could also be a little more general, in that he doesn't want to stay in one place very long.
This cowboy doesn't want to be 'fenced in' in his relationship with a woman, as he doesn't want to settle down. It could also be a little more general, in that he doesn't want to stay in one place very long.
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