In a message dated 4/14/02 6:09:47 PM,
BetsyaW@aol.com writes:
<< Sinatra, who maybe was the hardest-boiled of them
all, used "bird" to apply to both men and women. "Weatherwise
it's such a lovely day you just say the words
and we'll beat our birds down to A-capulco Bay."
>>
In this case however, since the stanza quoted is from the
Jet-set anthem
"Come Fly With Me", I think Frankie is refering to actual
birds.
John Lau
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