[...quoted Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton saying they couldn't imagine singing "Lie, lady, lie" or "Lie down, Sally".

While that's no recommendation grammatically, it's a matter of what "sounds" right. And Lie, Lady, Lie probably simply wouldn't have an been acceptable wording at the time. These days, of course, the words would be much more direct ...



The idiot also known as Capfka ...