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what does 'call my own' mean in the lyrcis below? does she mean like someone to phone call? or call by shouting? Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream Make him the cutest that I've ever seen Give him the word that I'm not a rover Then tell him that his lonesome nights are over Sandman, I'm so alone Don't have nobody to call my own Please turn on your magic beam Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream
Jul 3, 2024 5:04 PM
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(I) Don't have nobody to call my own = I don't have a boyfriend or girlfriend.
July 3, 2024
"call" = "consider to be" = "think of as"
July 3, 2024
In the lyrics, "call my own" means to have someone who belongs to her in a personal or romantic way. It does not refer to a phone call or shouting. She is asking for someone she can love and who loves her in return.
July 3, 2024
Wow! That's an oldie. Written in 1954 by Pat Ballard.
July 3, 2024
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