What was the context, Milo?

I knew it! Ole jheem wouldn't have asked about context, Wordwind, but [sigh] I guess I'll just have to live in the World that I live in... [sigh] ... so here is the context:

I know that a lot of people here don't much like books but I was reading a book entitled "An Alabama Songbook" and ran across the word in the song "Rosen the Beau" in the chapter entitled "Risque Characters" with these lyrics...
Verse
I've traveled this country all over, And to another I'll go.
I know there's good quarters awaiting to welcome old Rosen the Beau.

Chorus
To welcome old Rosen the Beau, to welcome old Rosen the
Beau.
Theare's good quarters awaiting, to welcome old Rosen the Beau.

2 And when I'm laid on the counter
The ladies would all like to know,
Just raise up the lid of the coffin
And look at old Rosen the Beau.

Chorus

3 And get you a dozen good fellows,
And stand them all up in a row,
And drink out of a big bellied bottle
The health of old Rosen the Beau.

Chorus

4 Just get you a couple of donnicks;
Place one at my head and my toe.
And do not forget to scratch on it
The name of old Rosen the Beau.

Sung by Mr. Joe M. Jacks Jr. Sheffield, Alabama, 10 June 1947

Commentary...

"This was an extremely popular song in the mid-nineteenth century, largely because of its tune which was borrowed for at least four political campaign songs between 1822 and 1872. It appeared in dozens of songsters and was a pillar of the sheet music industry. Rosen, or Rosin, is often identified as a "Bow", but most versions present him more clearly as a ladies man more than a musician. Like the spelling of its hero's name, the country of this song's origin is uncertain. Also uncertain is the meaning of "donnicks", which appears in the last stanza of most versions. Mr. Jacks confessed ignorance, and scholars devide over whether it means "tomestones" or "drinking mugs".
____________________________________ Robert W Halli Jr.


I was gonna include this in my opening post but it was 2:00 and a man does need rest, you know.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh ! I just looked again at Wordwind's post. In my opening post I misspelled "Donnicks".

I'm sorry.

But I bet ole jheem would have got it anyway.