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Does "they riz it" mean "they redeem it"?

 
 
Reply Sun 15 Dec, 2013 10:53 pm

Context:

Lyrics[edit]I
The night before Larry was stretched,
The boys they all paid him a visit
A bit in their sacks too they fetched
They sweated their duds[4] till they riz it
For Larry was always the lad,
When a friend was condemn'd to the squeezer,[5]
He'd sweat all the togs[6] that he had
Just to help the poor boy to a sneezer[7]
– And moisten his gob 'fore he died.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Night_Before_Larry_Was_Stretched
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Reply Mon 16 Dec, 2013 01:59 am

Based on these footnotes....

4. They pawned their clothes
5. The Hangman or Gallows
6. pawn all the clothes
7. a drink

....I would guess that "riz" means "raised", in the context of "raising money", as it appears that they are raising money to buy their friend a last drink before he is killed.
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Reply Mon 16 Dec, 2013 02:36 am
@oristarA,
'Until they raised it.' It was Larry's last night on Earth so they pawned their clothes until they raised enough money to buy some alcohol.
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