Elephant Riders Lyrics Question

June 8, 2004 4:19 PM

Elephant Riders, by Clutch. I've been trying to figure out the meaning of the lyrics. I think it has to do with the King of Siam donating elephants to Abe Lincoln (a la The King and I), but I could be mistaken on that, and I have no idea where the trains come in.
posted by oissubke to Media & Arts (1 answer total)

I think "I'll keep pulling on the towpath.
You keep floating on the river." is a reference to how they used to use canals to ship large amounts of goods until trains came along. A horse walking on the side of the canal would tow a barge.
posted by Apoch at 2:31 PM on June 9, 2004