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bustle in your hedgerow 

Lyrics found in Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. In reverse translates to:
"And all the evil fools who made us suffer, sad Satan"

Also interpreted as:
"And in a little toolshed he made us suffer, sad Satan."
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow don't be alarmed now, it's just a spring clean for the may queen.
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bustle in your hedgerow 

Mad props to Ken Di Cosmo for the definition and clarification.
bustle in your hedgerow by weave January 10, 2004

A BUSTLE IN YOUR HEDGEROW 

"A bustle in your hedgerow," the enigmatic line in Led Zep's "Stairway To Heaven" classic, has mystified music mavens for decades. Hopefully, the following will sprinkle a scintilla of elucidation and edification upon this cryptic conundrum.

A hedgerow is a hedge that surrounds many estates in Britain.

Bustle, or noise or activity, used in this sense, means a disturbance close to home. Something's happening in your world!

It's just a spring clean for the May Queen.

Spring cleaning is an old domestic ritual cleaning meant to do away with the troubles of the past year and prepare for the coming year, and often includes disposing of old, useless things that have been lying around.

The May Queen was a maiden chosen by a village to represent the hopes and potential for the coming year. She was a symbol of beauty, spring and new beginnings.

So here, as an analogy, the lyric refers to getting rid of old and outdated systems in order to allow progress to occur.

OR it can refer to menarche, or the first menstrual cycle, signifying that a girl is coming of age.

OR, it could mean that you have a fuckin' bee in your bonnet!
No example needed.
A BUSTLE IN YOUR HEDGEROW by weave January 8, 2004

A BUSTLE IN YOUR HEDGEROW 

A hedgerow can also refer to one's pubic hair, therefore a bustle in your hedgerow can mean to become sexually aroused.
John had a bustle in his hedgerow for Jane as soon as he saw her.

A BUSTLE IN YOUR HEDGEROW 

Windy disturbance in your 'hedgerow' or 'intimate feminine area, or 'a fanny fart.'
Moira: "Ooh, I just had a bustle in me hedgerow."
Keith: "A bustle in your hedgerow? Yikes."
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