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It is mentioned in the Lyrics "Happy Jack wasn't old, but he was a man He lived in the sand at the Isle of Man."

Isn't it supposed to be in the Isle of Man as it is a Crown dependency and should be treated nearly the same way as a country, like the phrases, I live in Egypt or I live in Australia?

Daniel James
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  • Had you already noticed and discounted the many hits for “at* the Isle of Man”* that there are? – tchrist Aug 11 '18 at 01:49
  • Do you mean the TT race? – Daniel James Aug 11 '18 at 02:02
  • Those are false positives. I don't understand why you mentioned it being a Crown dependency. Stopping in/on/at an isle/island doesn’t look at politics. – tchrist Aug 11 '18 at 02:08
  • So correct English wise, it is supposed to be "in the Isle of Man", am I correct? Thanks. – Daniel James Aug 11 '18 at 02:12
  • I cannot imagine living in an island. – tchrist Aug 11 '18 at 02:13
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    It is living "on" an island, but I'm using the word "in" here like when you say for example "I live in Cuba" and Cuba is an Island country so that's why. – Daniel James Aug 11 '18 at 02:28
  • Sorry, Daniel; songs are always poetry, never simple literature.

    “(He)… lived in the sand at/in/on the Isle of Man" makes no useful difference to anything.

    Even beyond that, please choose two or three very small islands - as clearly opposed to to Australia, the island continent - then tell us why you you insist you should not live “in” rather than “at” or “on” any of them.

     – Robbie Goodwin Aug 12 '18 at 20:09

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