You old pine box...
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I recently heard the term "Old Pine Box" as a euphemism for a coffin, and it made me wonder whether the subject of this song is already dead, and the singer is looking at the casket and reminiscing...
I recently heard the term "Old Pine Box" as a euphemism for a coffin, and it made me wonder whether the subject of this song is already dead, and the singer is looking at the casket and reminiscing...
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:My interpretation: People too poor to afford proper funerals, or who have no burial plans and no one who cares enough to make those plans (and also John Does) are buried in pine box coffins that are little more than pieces of plywood slapped together. Probably a likely fate for a washed-up, mentally-ill, petty criminal with relations who are beyond dealing with him anymore. And the way he's living, he's probably careening towards an early/upcoming death. He's already about as good as an old pine box himself. - Novella
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== A question about "electrical courses" ==
== A question about "electrical courses" ==
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:I think in this case it means electrical currents. That is, electricity coursing through someone or something. -- [[User:CJSF|CJSF]] ([[User talk:CJSF|talk]]) 16:13, 31 July 2013 (EDT)
:I think in this case it means electrical currents. That is, electricity coursing through someone or something. -- [[User:CJSF|CJSF]] ([[User talk:CJSF|talk]]) 16:13, 31 July 2013 (EDT)
::more specifically, i assumed it was the Chair, but now that i think of it, the lyric could refer instead to electroconvulsive shock therapy... -[[User:Apollo|Apollo]] ([[User talk:Apollo|colloquia!]]) 16:20, 31 July 2013 (EDT)
::more specifically, i assumed it was the Chair, but now that i think of it, the lyric could refer instead to electroconvulsive shock therapy... -[[User:Apollo|Apollo]] ([[User talk:Apollo|colloquia!]]) 16:20, 31 July 2013 (EDT)
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