The MASTER TONGUED me in the spring of twenty-five:
But I am still alive.

The story:

I'm not embarrassed: it STILL sounds like "the master tongued me".

Yes, I always thought it was a strange thing to mention in a song, but as I am not that familiar with Country music, I imagined it was a common theme, like your wife biting you or your dog leaving you with two hungry kids and crops in the field.