This is a sprawling (even by Dylan standards) tune that pretty much glorifies Joey Gallo, one time Mafia boss who was shot down in Little Italy, NYC
Kind of controvesial subject matter, as alot of folks thought Gallo was a psychopathic murderer type of fellow, check out Lester Bangs article "Bob Dylan's Dalliance With Mafia Chic" for a pretty strong rebuttle to this song.
Either way fantastic storytelling.
This is a sprawling (even by Dylan standards) tune that pretty much glorifies Joey Gallo, one time Mafia boss who was shot down in Little Italy, NYC Kind of controvesial subject matter, as alot of folks thought Gallo was a psychopathic murderer type of fellow, check out Lester Bangs article "Bob Dylan's Dalliance With Mafia Chic" for a pretty strong rebuttle to this song.
Either way fantastic storytelling.