Originally Posted by
genejockey
Or didn't want to have to use "rattle" or "addle" or "paddle" in the song.
"Rattle" might have worked in the "Daisy's Retort" portion of the song:
Michael, Micheal, here is your answer true.
I’m not crazy all for the love of you.
There won’t be any marriage,
If you can’t afford a carriage.
‘Cause I’ll be switched,
If I get hitched,
On a bicycle built for two!”