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Nevermind the furthermore,
The plea is self-defense
A line from the Rodgers and Hammerstein play (and subsequent movie) Oklahoma! The line also appears in the song zilch on the same album (Headquarters). In the play, the line is delivered by Old Man Carnes at the end of the play when Curly kills someone and says, "It was self defense, and furthermore."when he is interrupted with the line in question.