![]() : Jelly-roll, jelly-roll, ain't so hard to find. : occurs frequently, as in a recording by Peg Leg Howell and His Gang: : one which has been in use for more than half a century. : from the motions of sexual intercourse the term 'jelly roll' is a familiar : Among domestic metaphors culinary themes are especially common, which a brief examination of one stream of associations may illustrate. : they are of modes of thought and reactions to popularly held stereotypes. : "An exhaustive study of black sexual symbols is long overdue, indicative as Revised 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 1990 (originally : "I'm a rooster, baby" and deals with sexual metaphor : To cite another source: chapter 4 of Blues Fell This Morning: Meaning in the Blues is entitled : respectable 'lover, or spouse', to the Harlem slang of the 1930s, 'a term : On the street, jelly roll had many associated meanings, from the : English, jelly and jelly roll are both items of food. : a white, viscous stage, and in a form closely resembling semen. : the Caribbean, jelly refers to the meat of the coconut when it is still at : with women through skill with words and music. : In the African language Mandingo, jeli is a minstrel who gains popularity : The following passage is from The Story of English by McCrum, MacNeil and : I cut and pasted a page from a website for you: : : The Phrase Back street Jelly-roll appears in many songs by Van Morrison from his very early albums to his most recent releases- Does anyone know the derivation? In Reply to: Back-street jelly roll- used in several Van Morrison song lyrics posted by Bruce Kahl on January 06, 2001 ![]()
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