In the Smiths song "This Charming Man" what does "jumped-up pantr!
Question: In the Smiths song "This Charming Man" what does "jumped-up pantry boy" mean!?
Answers:
In this song, Morrissey sings:
"Ah! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said 'return the ring'
He knows so much about these things!."
This is a reference to the WWII novel 'Loving' by Henry Green!. In this story, the caretaker of an Irish castle, Charlie Raunce, accuses his pantry boy of being "Jumped-up" and "Not knowing his proper place!." Later events include the theft of a ring for which the pantry boy is wrongly accused!. The boy bravely takes the fall for a girl he admires, which would interest a man like Morrissey!. also of interest is the setting: English servants in an Irish castle!. Www@Enter-QA@Com
"Ah! A jumped-up pantry boy
Who never knew his place
He said 'return the ring'
He knows so much about these things!."
This is a reference to the WWII novel 'Loving' by Henry Green!. In this story, the caretaker of an Irish castle, Charlie Raunce, accuses his pantry boy of being "Jumped-up" and "Not knowing his proper place!." Later events include the theft of a ring for which the pantry boy is wrongly accused!. The boy bravely takes the fall for a girl he admires, which would interest a man like Morrissey!. also of interest is the setting: English servants in an Irish castle!. Www@Enter-QA@Com