I don't think it's about Frank Nitti specifically, it's about a guy travelling with him on the drug or booze runs.
The guy is obviously creaming money off the top of the payments being made to him and Frankie hence
"don't count the thirty in the glove box buddy"
and
"in the dresser, there's ten or twenty dollars but etc"
The guy is taking a bit for himself here and there and I think it's fair to assume that Capone or Frankie found out and "bang, bang, bang went Frankie's gun" he delivered their kind of justice.
Whether they sing "mama" or "baby" is irrelevant, the important thing is that he "hid a little rock". Hid is the operative word because once again he's been taking from Capone.
I don't think it's about Frank Nitti specifically, it's about a guy travelling with him on the drug or booze runs.
The guy is obviously creaming money off the top of the payments being made to him and Frankie hence
"don't count the thirty in the glove box buddy"
and
"in the dresser, there's ten or twenty dollars but etc"
The guy is taking a bit for himself here and there and I think it's fair to assume that Capone or Frankie found out and "bang, bang, bang went Frankie's gun" he delivered their kind of justice.
Whether they sing "mama" or "baby" is irrelevant, the important thing is that he "hid a little rock". Hid is the operative word because once again he's been taking from Capone.
Very clever lyrics I reckon.