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One for the money, two for the show (traditional counting rhyme)
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champagne problems
Evermore · 2020
“One for the money, two for the show I never was ready so I watch you go”
Angela & Uncle Jerry note that Taylor uses the clichéd counting phrase 'one for the money, two for the show' but subverts it, the expected completion ('three to get ready and four to go') should mean she goes, but instead she says 'I never was ready so I watch you go.' Uncle Jerry identifies this as irony: the end product of the phrase should mean she departs, but instead she stays and he leaves.
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