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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Paper And Pins" by the artist "Tossers, The"

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The Irish folk song "Paper And Pins" by The Tossers depicts a humorous courtship scene where a man attempts to win a woman's heart by offering her various gifts. However, his attempts fail because he chooses the wrong incentives.

Each verse is structured as a dialogue: the man offers an item symbolizing a certain aspect of family life and persistently repeats "marry me" five times, emphasizing his main goal - marriage. Each time the woman refuses, making it clear that she is not interested in a marriage of convenience.

"Paper and pins" is a metaphor for a simple beginning of life together, "a silver ball" - a symbol of prosperity and entertainment, "a swing" - a hint at future children and home comfort. The man even offers "a silver spoon" - a symbol of prosperity and caring for offspring. However, all these material goods do not touch the woman's heart.

The climax comes with the offer of keys to a chest with money. The woman's reaction changes - she is ready to accept the proposal, but only for the sake of money. The man, realizing her selfish motives, is disappointed: "Oh, hahaha, I see you love money, not me at all." In response, the woman cleverly turns the situation around, accusing him of lack of love: "Well, hahaha, I see you want to marry without loving me."

The song wittily ridicules mercantilism in relationships, showing that true love cannot be bought with material goods.

Well I'll give to you a paper and pins, and that's the way that love begins

if you will marry marry marry marry if you'll marry me

Well I don't want your paper and pins if that's how you say that love begins

well I won't marry marry marry marry I won't marry you

Well I'll give to you a silver ball to bounce from the kitchen into the hall

if you will marry marry marry marry if you'll marry me

Well I don't want your silver ball to bounce in from the kitchen into the hall

and I won't marry marry marry marry I won't marry you

Well I'll give to you a rocking chair to sit in the garden and take the share

if you will marry marry marry marry if you'll marry me

Well I don't want your rocking chair to sit in the garden and take the share

and I won't marry marry marry marry I won't marry you

Well I'll give to you a silver spoon to feed the baby in the afternoon

if you will marry marry marry marry if you'll marry me

Well I don't want your silver spoon to feed the baby in the afternoon

and I won't marry marry marry marry I won't marry you

Well I'll give to you the keys to my chest and all the money which I posses

if you will marry marry marry marry if you'll marry me

Now I might take the keys to your chest and all the money which you posses

and I might marry marry marry marry I might marry you

Oh Ha-ha-ha now I see you love my money but you don't love me

so I won't marry marry marry marry I won't marry you

Well Ah-ha-ha now I see you'd like to get married but you don't like me

And I won't marry marry marry marry I won't marry you

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