"Parson Brown" is the term used to talk about a typical priest of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. "Parson Brown" is not an actual person (though he might have been at some time), but a figure of speech, like "John Doe" is an unidentified male and "Charley" is a watchman. "Parson" by itself means minister. In the song Winter Wonderland, Parson Brown is a priest asking a couple if they are married. They reply that they are not and that they will wait for him to "do the job" of marrying them when he comes to their town.
Parson refers to a minister. Parson Brown, then is an imaginary minister in the song.
parson brown from 'winter wonderland'
It is acutually "Parson Brown", a parson is a member of the clergy which is why they ask him to marry them when he's in town.
Lyrics from the song... "In the meadow, we will build a snowman, and pretend that he is Parson Brown."
Parson Brown traditionally refers to the clergy, specifically a personal name often used in songs. The color brown is not typically associated with the term in this context.
It is actually 'Parson Brown'. In the song the romantic couple are fantasising about getting married and imagining that the snowman they have built is a clergyman, Parson Brown, who will unite them in marriage.
Parson Brown is the individual that is sung about in the song "Winter Wonderland". People are unsure if he truly was a real person. The song originally was written back in 1934.
Parson Brown
Parson Brown
A brown spider that has a white diamond on its back is known as a Parson spider. This spider does have a mildly venomous bite.
The answer you seek is "Parson Brown"A parson being a minister and that is why the next lines go on to ask about marriage and that he can do the job.In the meadow we can build a snowman,and pretend that he is Parson Brown.He'll say "Are you married?" We'll say "No man!"But you can do the job when we're in town!
Winter wonderland