In a message dated 6/4/2002 12:07:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> The song never says what was thrown off the bridge. But what would the > singer > and Billy Joe have been throwing off the bridge if he had been questioning > his sexuality? His pocketbook? A Damron guide? LOL, I doubt a Damron guide would list "things to do" on Choctaw Ridge let alone the entire state of Mississippi. In the movie it was his girlfriend's ragdoll, but the song leaves you guessing, and you're right Bob, Ms. Gentry keeps her silence to this day. I remember when our local radio station voted "Ode to Billy Joe" the worst song of '67 or '68. Murphy, you started all of this ;~) Jimmy
