Lyric discussion by knightwriter 

Cover art for Portland lyrics by Replacements, The

One more thing: after the "funny monkey" line, is it "putting silver in his cup" or "no silver in his cup"?

Yeah, Knightwriter... I believe he is calling the "serving boy" ( the waiter) a funny monkey. The "cup" is his tip jar, I suggest Paul is making the mundane more vivid... and it works. Let's all admit it: Westerberg is a not just a song writer, he is embarrassingly great song writer.