AllforNun Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 it not a robin with a...is it ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5938-cock-robin/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 No, it is a sparrow killer. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5938-cock-robin/#findComment-190734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Aye said the sparrow,With my little bow and arrow.Murderous little bar stud. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5938-cock-robin/#findComment-190743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllforNun Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 a sparrow killer you say ? how, what, is it ....what is this thing, another bird then ? ie a cockrobin ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5938-cock-robin/#findComment-190747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I think you'll find that cock robin was the victim, not the perpetrator of this vicious crime.It's not 'Aye, said the sparrow', it's 'I, said the sparrow' as he 'fessed up.I understand that it was an allegorical rhyme, and that in fact it referred to maybe the (legendary) Robin Hood, or Robert Walpole, ex-PM, or a variety of other public figures.So I guess cock referred not to his penis, or his gender, but to his leadership qualities.Reading it again now, there's a suggestion that the crowd who are so dedicated to glorifying his death were also complicit in his murder. The sparrow isn't chastised, and certainly some of the gang were present at his demise.Perhaps there's a connection with the Jade Goody thread? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5938-cock-robin/#findComment-190879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peckhamgatecrasher Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Blimey, chastised by Hugenot for mixing my birds up! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5938-cock-robin/#findComment-190979 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huguenot Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 :)) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5938-cock-robin/#findComment-191022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllforNun Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 thank you that was the kind of informative post i was hoping for, now on to to my next mystery word or phrase. AFN Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5938-cock-robin/#findComment-191043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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