[TheLurkerX]

Why, she just needs ta marry a dadgummed bald man, perty near ta lip high, and she'll be good ta go.

I'd still like to know the origin of "I'll swan." My great-grandmother used to use it as a statement of disbelief. Best I can think of, it's a bastardization of "I'll swoon."

[pnz1]

I used to hear "I swaney", which was sort of like "I swear", or "I can't believe it!"

[Tennessee_Bob]

I'll swan - origins:

http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/bulletin_board/17/messages/1223.html

[Damagro]

I'd still like to know the origin of "I'll swan."

Sometimes spoken as I'll swanee. Been wondering about that one myself for awhile. Don't be surprised if you ever hear that from someone down under though. I had a friend from New Zealand who picked it up over here in 2001 and still uses the phrase lol