The Mean To This Song Is About The Civil War And About Some Girl Who Was Apart Of It. And She Said Something Before She Died (that's Why The Lyrics Said "What Did She Say?") And Noone Cared About The Girl Because There Was War (You Don't Care A Bit) Sewing Machines Is What She Did In General. She Took The Train To Wherever She Went. (Trains And Sewing Machines) And The Rest I Forgot. But This Is The real Meaning Of This Song. It Took Place way Back.