"Billy Joe" McAllister was the love interest (and possibly the father of the illigitimate child) of the main character (female) singing the ode.
He was guilt ridden from putting a frog down her back at the Carroll County picture show....
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From: lsf5275@...
Sent: Nov 20, 2007 2:35 PM
To: markpringnz@..., newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ode to Billy Joe
In a message dated 11/20/2007 4:01:57 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, markpringnz@ yahoo.com writes:And just a little bit off topic, does anybody know
exactly what is going on in the song, I've never been
quite sure
I'm pretty sure she jumped off a bridge.
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