What does the phrase 'bag of bones' mean? It was in Norah Jones song I Dont Know Why.
Thanks in advance.
2006-09-09 23:23:28 · 5 answers · asked by psytubby 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
A bag of bones: Very emaciated; generally “A mere bag of bones.”
2006-09-09 23:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by iswd1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But ill be a bag of bones, driving down the road alone..
Wasting away.
2006-09-09 23:31:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the context - it can be used to refer to a skinny person in a similar way to "just skin and bones".
Or it can be a reference to a (West Indian?) witch doctors method of telling fortunes - they would have a bag of bones and the way they scattered would tell the fortune.
2006-09-09 23:27:03 · answer #3 · answered by Jaq 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a bag of bones
skinny or emaciated person
2006-09-09 23:32:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a bag of bones is a very skinny person.
norah jones is GREAT!
2006-09-09 23:25:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋