What does the lyric "If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now" in the song Stairway to Heaven actually mean?

In what circumstances would a bustle in your hedgerow be alarming in the first place?
I know what it is referring to, but have rarely met anyone else who had a clue. Maybe some of you do?

Rating Total Female Male Unspecified Average Age
Good 8 4 4 0 48.2
Bad 2 2 0 0 N/A
No Opinion 28 17 11 0 38.9

Rating	Total	Female	Male	Average Age
Good	8	4	4	48.2
Bad	2	2	0	N/A
No Opinion	28	17	11	38.9

Qualifiers:
User Vote Comment
TylersMamma reasonable
posted 21-Feb-2002 3:30pm

Dino reasonable
posted 21-Feb-2002 8:53am

darkshadowsseeker reasonable
posted 21-Feb-2002 1:39am
You're welcome romkey. Just don't send me anymore Steve & Edie crap, Okay?
Strider reasonable
posted 20-Feb-2002 11:53pm

spidertea reasonable
posted 20-Feb-2002 11:08pm

Zang reasonable
posted 20-Feb-2002 10:44pm
I think we can have some fun with this!
romkey reasonable
posted 20-Feb-2002 9:39pm
thank you kate!
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 20-Feb-2002 9:13pm

romkey old
posted 20-Feb-2002 8:37pm
but I like it!
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 20-Feb-2002 7:45pm
mrsbbear-I'll cast this HF vote, but I'll take it off if you want me to. It's up to you.
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 20-Feb-2002 7:42pm
Would you like us to help you remove it? I'm not meaning that in a nasty way, but we could HF it out if you truly wanted it removed. Since you did it anonymously, you can HF as well.
mrsbbear N/A
posted 20-Feb-2002 7:28pm
Well, looks like I must have somehow done it anonymously without meaning to. Barf. Now I can't even remove the silly thing. GROAN>
mrsbbear old
posted 20-Feb-2002 7:24pm
Sorry about the soy thing Kate, I didn't mean to be a butthead. And I did NOT do this survey anonymously, ... did I? If I did, I didn't mean to! Hmmmm, let's find out if I can remove it....
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 20-Feb-2002 6:34pm
If this is your's mrsbbear, how can you remove it. You can't edit or delete a survey in qualification if you did it anonymously. I'm sorry you found me so irate, but it gets my goat when I go to the trouble of providing a link so you can see what the lyrics are so you won't make another mistake and you ignore it. BTW-I avoid soy as much as possible (and it ain't easy)-I have a food sensitivity to it, probably because it's a legume. I also can't tolerate peanuts (also a legume)
heyzeus1 reasonable
posted 20-Feb-2002 6:17pm
end of the world wii happen in may or somethin
mrsbbear old
posted 20-Feb-2002 6:10pm
Okay, sorry to the one or two people who liked the survey, but I'm removing it.

And to Irate Kate: Of all the Kates I have known, you are the Katest.
Maybe you should take a chill pill or get more soy into your diet.
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 20-Feb-2002 5:40pm
The next line is not what you said it is, it is "It's just a spring clean for the May Queen". Again I went to the link below. Maybe you should try doing that sometime survey creator instead of continually putting your foot in your mouth!
romkey old
posted 20-Feb-2002 4:38pm
I really like this survey.
cB old
posted 20-Feb-2002 4:09pm

mrsbbear old
posted 20-Feb-2002 2:43pm
Okay, maybe I'll just remove the survey since everyone is opposed to it.

But to let you all know, the following lyric, "It's just a sprinkling for the May Queen" does NOT explain that the previous lyric is a reference to WWII hedgerow warfare. Hedgerows were used to stop or slow down tanks, but they also provided cover for soldiers.

It would be extremely alarming to hear a bustling in your hedgerow because it means someone is near you, and you have two choices: Shoot first and risk hitting your pal, or wait to see who it is and risk getting killed.

Sigh.
Frostbrand old
posted 20-Feb-2002 2:10pm
I agree. Just visit the link.
Dino old
posted 20-Feb-2002 8:12am
Aw, ah Led Zepplin survey! I want this but I've got a feeling that the others are right. Maybe do one about 'When The Levy Breaks' being an analogy for female ejaculation. That's my interpretation anyway. I guess its wrong but it puts a whole new slant on it. Sorry- I'm all for Led Zep surveys but I guess this just doesn't cut it.
ASB old
posted 20-Feb-2002 7:01am
wees
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 20-Feb-2002 1:20am
It's the 4th song on the Untitled album (see link below) and as I said previously, the next lyric explains your lyric.,
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 20-Feb-2002 1:17am
Go to http://www.mp3nut.com and click on lyrics archive and select Led Zeppelin and you'll find it listed on one of their albums.
mimind old
posted 20-Feb-2002 12:45am
love the band.....this isnt a survey

you can go to kates website to find out about the lyrics
darkshadowsseeker old
posted 20-Feb-2002 12:22am
I just checked mp3nut.com and it is "now" not "man". Actually the next lyric explains it.
Zang old
posted 19-Feb-2002 11:28pm

moonstone old
posted 19-Feb-2002 10:46pm
These are not the correct lyrics...it's 'don't be alarmed NOW'. And, wouldn't you be alarmed if there was some noises coming from your bushes? I don't get what you are asking here??

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User	Vote	Comment
TylersMamma	reasonable	posted 21-Feb-2002 3:30pm
Dino	reasonable	posted 21-Feb-2002 8:53am
darkshadowsseeker	reasonable	posted 21-Feb-2002 1:39am You're welcome romkey. Just don't send me anymore Steve & Edie crap, Okay?
Strider	reasonable	posted 20-Feb-2002 11:53pm
spidertea	reasonable	posted 20-Feb-2002 11:08pm
Zang	reasonable	posted 20-Feb-2002 10:44pm I think we can have some fun with this!
romkey	reasonable	posted 20-Feb-2002 9:39pm thank you kate!
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 9:13pm
romkey	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 8:37pm but I like it!
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 7:45pm mrsbbear-I'll cast this HF vote, but I'll take it off if you want me to. It's up to you.
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 7:42pm Would you like us to help you remove it? I'm not meaning that in a nasty way, but we could HF it out if you truly wanted it removed. Since you did it anonymously, you can HF as well.
mrsbbear	N/A	posted 20-Feb-2002 7:28pm Well, looks like I must have somehow done it anonymously without meaning to. Barf. Now I can't even remove the silly thing. GROAN>
mrsbbear	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 7:24pm Sorry about the soy thing Kate, I didn't mean to be a butthead. And I did NOT do this survey anonymously, ... did I? If I did, I didn't mean to! Hmmmm, let's find out if I can remove it....
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 6:34pm If this is your's mrsbbear, how can you remove it. You can't edit or delete a survey in qualification if you did it anonymously. I'm sorry you found me so irate, but it gets my goat when I go to the trouble of providing a link so you can see what the lyrics are so you won't make another mistake and you ignore it. BTW-I avoid soy as much as possible (and it ain't easy)-I have a food sensitivity to it, probably because it's a legume. I also can't tolerate peanuts (also a legume)
heyzeus1	reasonable	posted 20-Feb-2002 6:17pm end of the world wii happen in may or somethin
mrsbbear	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 6:10pm Okay, sorry to the one or two people who liked the survey, but I'm removing it. And to Irate Kate: Of all the Kates I have known, you are the Katest. Maybe you should take a chill pill or get more soy into your diet.
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 5:40pm The next line is not what you said it is, it is "It's just a spring clean for the May Queen". Again I went to the link below. Maybe you should try doing that sometime survey creator instead of continually putting your foot in your mouth!
romkey	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 4:38pm I really like this survey.
cB	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 4:09pm
mrsbbear	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 2:43pm Okay, maybe I'll just remove the survey since everyone is opposed to it. But to let you all know, the following lyric, "It's just a sprinkling for the May Queen" does NOT explain that the previous lyric is a reference to WWII hedgerow warfare. Hedgerows were used to stop or slow down tanks, but they also provided cover for soldiers. It would be extremely alarming to hear a bustling in your hedgerow because it means someone is near you, and you have two choices: Shoot first and risk hitting your pal, or wait to see who it is and risk getting killed. Sigh.
Frostbrand	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 2:10pm I agree. Just visit the link.
Dino	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 8:12am Aw, ah Led Zepplin survey! I want this but I've got a feeling that the others are right. Maybe do one about 'When The Levy Breaks' being an analogy for female ejaculation. That's my interpretation anyway. I guess its wrong but it puts a whole new slant on it. Sorry- I'm all for Led Zep surveys but I guess this just doesn't cut it.
ASB	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 7:01am wees
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 1:20am It's the 4th song on the Untitled album (see link below) and as I said previously, the next lyric explains your lyric.,
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 1:17am Go to http://www.mp3nut.com and click on lyrics archive and select Led Zeppelin and you'll find it listed on one of their albums.
mimind	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 12:45am love the band.....this isnt a survey you can go to kates website to find out about the lyrics
darkshadowsseeker	old	posted 20-Feb-2002 12:22am I just checked mp3nut.com and it is "now" not "man". Actually the next lyric explains it.
Zang	old	posted 19-Feb-2002 11:28pm
moonstone	old	posted 19-Feb-2002 10:46pm These are not the correct lyrics...it's 'don't be alarmed NOW'. And, wouldn't you be alarmed if there was some noises coming from your bushes? I don't get what you are asking here??