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Old McDonald had a farm. Eee-Eye-Eee-Eye Oh. And on that farm he shot some guys. Eee-Eye-Eee-Eye-Oh!
— McManis · The Usual Suspects
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker twists the children's farm song into something grim, keeping the cheerful refrain but replacing the animals with a boast that people were shot there. The bouncy chant set against violence gives the line a darkly mocking, sing-song menace.
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