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To: lee martell
Is Bobbie Gentry's "Ode To Billie Joe" Based on a True Story?

I always thought it was about a baby that got tossed off a bridge. Billy Joe killed herself in despair and the girl that was with her has a sudden loss of appetite upon hearing the news. I didn't live back then when it came out. I was born in 1971 but I have listened to that song countless times.

13 posted on 04/21/2021 5:16:24 PM PDT by RC one (When a bunch of commies start telling you that you don't need an AR15, you really need an AR15)
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To: RC one

Billie Joe was a male: “And wasn’t I talkin’ to him after church last Sunday night?”


16 posted on 04/21/2021 5:22:16 PM PDT by Mr Rogers
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To: RC one

Billy Joe was a guy not a girl


82 posted on 04/21/2021 8:51:41 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood (https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3804407/posts?q=1&;page)
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