Filipino Box Spring Hog Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Dawg 

Cover art for Filipino Box Spring Hog lyrics by Tom Waits

I read somewhere (not sure how true it is) that the song realtes to an eviction party held in honour of a Filipino landlord, in which a pig was barbecued on old box spring, possibly in the house. Far-fetched I guess.

I also recall him recounting a comment from his wife, Kathleen lamenting that when she finally appeared in one of his songs it was in some highway-side dive bar (The Little Red Recovery Room) in her underwear.