I've always read the line as "'til its stock is in the ground" - i.e when the fruit that has not sold is plowed back into the earth (to function as fertilizer, effectively). This would be in keeping with the metaphor.
And the way Nick Drake pronounces 'stock' is in keeping with his educated accent: to hear 'stalk' would give him an American lilt.
I've always read the line as "'til its stock is in the ground" - i.e when the fruit that has not sold is plowed back into the earth (to function as fertilizer, effectively). This would be in keeping with the metaphor.
And the way Nick Drake pronounces 'stock' is in keeping with his educated accent: to hear 'stalk' would give him an American lilt.
Anyone agree?
@johnny6666 it's definitely stock. You're right. There's a picture of his handwritten lyrics to this song and he wrote stock.
@johnny6666 it's definitely stock. You're right. There's a picture of his handwritten lyrics to this song and he wrote stock.