They raised you in the stern tradition of root, hog or die! (DAB) — Вас воспитали в суровых правилах: трудись как вол, или пропадешь.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
Root hog, or die — is a common American catch phrase dating from well before 1834. [Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of David Crockett , p. 117 118: We know d that nothing more could happen to us if we went than if we staid, for it looked like it was to be… … Wikipedia
root hog or die poor — (USA) It s a expression used in the Southern USA that means that you must look out for yourself as no one s going to do it for you. (It can be shortened to root hog . A hog is a pig.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
root — {{11}}root (n.) underground part of a plant, late O.E. rot, from O.N. rot root, from P.Gmc. *wrot, *vrot (with characteristic loss of w before r ), from PIE *wrd . The Old English cognate was wyrt root, herb, plant (see WORT (Cf. wort)); also… … Etymology dictionary
Mojo Nixon — Birth name Neill Kirby McMillan Jr. Born August 2, 1957 (1957 08 02) (age 54) Origin Chapel Hill, NC, U.S Genres Cowpunk … Wikipedia
Bo-Day-Shus!!! (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Bo Day Shus!!! Type = Album Artist = Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper Released = 1987 Recorded = ?? Genre = Rock,Psychobilly Length = ?? Label = Enigma Records Producer = ?? Reviews = ?? Last album = Frenzy (1986) This album = Bo… … Wikipedia
Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child — is a song by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper, released on the album Root Hog or Die! in 1989. Incubating the incubus Known for their cultural parodies, Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper released two EPs and four full length albums in the 1980s; their 1989 LP,… … Wikipedia
Byrd Moore — (* April 1889 in Blackwater, Virginia, als William B. Moore; † 1949 im Wise County) war ein US amerikanischer Old Time Musiker, der zahlreiche Aufnahmen als Begleitmusiker und auch als Leiter seiner eigenen Gruppe machte. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of blackface minstrel songs — This is a list of songs that either originated in blackface minstrelsy or are otherwise closely associated with that tradition. Songwriters and publication dates are given where known.A* Alabama Joe (a.k.a. Shall Trelawney Die ) (before 1855)The… … Wikipedia
Otis (album) — Otis Studio album by Mojo Nixon Released 1990 Recorded … Wikipedia
We Shall Overcome — is a protest song that became a key anthem of the US civil rights movement. The lyrics of the song are derived from a gospel song by Reverend Charles Tindley. The song was published in 1947 as We Will Overcome in the People s Songs Bulletin (a… … Wikipedia
DeFord Bailey — Bailey in the 1970s Background information Born December 14, 1899(1899 12 14) Smith County, Tennessee … Wikipedia
