The Boston Rag Lyrics

Lyric discussion by slusich 

Cover art for The Boston Rag lyrics by Steely Dan

Lonnie refers to a guy who used to be the leader of their clique back in college. Supposedly he took a pile of pills and was out of it for two days. There were apparitions of the virgin Mary in Bayside NY back in the early 70's, so I'm guessing that line is referring to the fact that the girl was a virgin as well, or perhaps just too religious or moral for the scene they were in at the time.