Meaning

Killed in a bar when he was only three

The meaning of the phrase

Misheard lyric.

Killed in a bar when he was only three

What’s the origin of the phrase ‘Killed in a bar when he was only three’?

Misheard version of ‘killed him a bear when he was only three’, from Davy Crockett. (Incidentally, DC was the man with three ears: a right ear, a left ear and a wild frontier).

Historical trend

“bar when he was only” in printed material over time

Source: Google Books Ngrams (1860–2020).

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