"Bougie": a slender, flexible instrument introduced into passages of the body, esp. the urethra, for dilating, examining, medicating, etc.
"Thimble Rigger": A person who controls the game of thimble rigging, in which he/she hides a small object underneath one of three nutshells, thimbles, or cups, then shuffles them about on a flat surface while spectators try to guess the final location of the object.
"Ja-da ja-da ja-da ja-da jing jing jing": Possibly a reference to an old 1919 Arthur Fields song. He also was one of the few white artists to work with black artists of this time period. He also served in World War I.
"Wrapped in blankets then in blankets
Hear the germs pinging on the night wind
Cross the west coast to the west coast to the west coast
The angelus begins" - I think that this is referring to someone being in a trench in World War I. Although it could have multiple meanings, the reason I see this is the line "Hear the germs pinging on the night wind". Notice how germs could also mean 'Germans' in this situation, 'Pinging" meaning the sound of gunshots.
"Bougie": a slender, flexible instrument introduced into passages of the body, esp. the urethra, for dilating, examining, medicating, etc. "Thimble Rigger": A person who controls the game of thimble rigging, in which he/she hides a small object underneath one of three nutshells, thimbles, or cups, then shuffles them about on a flat surface while spectators try to guess the final location of the object.
"Ja-da ja-da ja-da ja-da jing jing jing": Possibly a reference to an old 1919 Arthur Fields song. He also was one of the few white artists to work with black artists of this time period. He also served in World War I.
"Wrapped in blankets then in blankets Hear the germs pinging on the night wind Cross the west coast to the west coast to the west coast The angelus begins" - I think that this is referring to someone being in a trench in World War I. Although it could have multiple meanings, the reason I see this is the line "Hear the germs pinging on the night wind". Notice how germs could also mean 'Germans' in this situation, 'Pinging" meaning the sound of gunshots.