I am the music man I bought a book. "I am the music man, I come from down your way, and I can play! The question is what the second sentence mean. And plus why it says I am the music man rather than

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I am the music man I bought a book. "I am the music man, I come from down your way, and I can play! The question is what the second sentence mean. And plus why it says I am the music man rather than I am a music man?

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I am the music man

I bought a book. "I am the music man, I come from down your way, and I can play! The question is what does the second sentence mean. And plus why does it says I am the music man rather than I am a music man?

When there is one person who holds a role in a certain scenario or area then you can use THE because if you say THE then there is no confusion as there is only one of them. E.g. if there is only 1 teacher in a school you would say, that guy is the teacher. That guy is a teacher says that his job is teaching, but it doesn't also say that he is THE only one. This song is saying he is the main one, that we all recognise.

I come from down your way, means I live in the same area as where you are from. The wording is mostly designed to rhyme though because it is for a song, not normal writing.

This might explain a bit more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiSSYO9t7e0

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