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This poem by Beefheart is a reminiscence by an old hobo who once was a sailor before the mast, and is now a railroad-wandering hobo. The "wooden tits on the goddess" refers to a ship's figurehead under its bowsprit.
This poem by Beefheart is a reminiscence by an old hobo who once was a sailor before the mast, and is now a railroad-wandering hobo. The "wooden tits on the goddess" refers to a ship's figurehead under its bowsprit.