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⁽¹⁾ Bay Rum, Lucky Tiger, Butch Wax, Crackerjacks:
- Bay Rum is an aromatic liquid originally prepared by distilling the leaves of the bay rum tree in rum and water.
- Lucky Tiger is a brand name for a line of haircare products including Butch Wax (also mentioned in "Swordfishtrombone": "With Lucky Tiger in his angel hair, and Benzedrine for getting there.")
- Cracker Jack is the brand name of a snack food (Thanks to Leroy Larson for pointing out these references. October, 2005)

⁽²⁾ Ringle Bros. Barn Bail circus:"Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus". P.T. Barnum the flamboyant 19th century American entrepreneur/ swindler born: 1810 - died: 1891. The first and perhaps greatest showman of the US. In 1842 he opened his "American Museum of Curiosities" in NY city, in which he displayed all kinds of real but also fake curiosities and freaks. In 1871 he opened his circus "The greatest show on earth" in Brooklyn. The original circus was called simply the "P. T. Barnum Circus". He then merged with his competitor and formed the Barnum & Bailey Circus. When Barnum died, Bailey ran the circus. When Bailey died, the Ringling Brothers bought them out. That's how we get the incredibly long "Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus".

⁽³⁾ Wagon, on the: Not drinking alcoholic beverages, either for a short or a long period (Source: Dictionary Of American Slang, Wentworth/ Flexner)

⁽⁴⁾ Low-down, lowdown
- n.: The real truth; confidential or authentic information; relevant facts; little known intimate facts; info; dope (Source: Dictionary Of American Slang, Wentworth/ Flexner).
- Notice the same phrase being mentioned in intro to Emotional Weather Report, 1975: "Slip me a little crimson Jimson. Gimme the lowdown, Brown."

⁽⁵⁾ Buggy n.: A car, esp. an old and rickety one (Source: New dictionary of American slang, Chapman)

⁽⁶⁾ Powder blue
- n. A moderate to pale blue or purplish blue. Etymology: From the color of powdered smalt (Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company).
- Also mentioned in "On A Foggy Night" (1975): "Cause there's no consolation, what kind of situation to be aimlessly skewed amidst a powder blue." and "Downtown" (1980): "Just another dead soldier in a powder blue night."

⁽⁷⁾ Inspired by or refering to "Good Morning Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip". Good Morning Mr. Zip-Zip-Zip is a ragtime song written by Robert Lloyd and published as sheet music in 1918 by Leo Feist Inc. of New York City. It was a popular if quirky tune with United States soldiers during the WW-I. In 1918, both Victor Records (VI18510) and Columbia Records (A-2530) issued a recording of the song by Arthur Fields and the Peerless Quartet. The reference to "Camels" and "Fatimas" are references to popular cigarettes of the time. "Verse 1 - We come from ev'ry quarter, From North, South, East and West, To clear the way to freedom For the land we love the best. We've left our occupations and home, so far and dear, But when the going's rather rough, We raise this song in cheer: Chorus - Good morning, Mister Zip-Zip-Zip, With your hair cut just as short as mine, Good morning, Mister Zip-Zip-Zip, You're surely looking fine! Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust, If the Cam-ls don't get you, The Fatimas must, Good morning, Mister Zip-Zip-Zip, With your hair cut just as short as, your hair cut just as short as, your hair cut just as short as mine. Verse 2 - You see them on the high-way, You meet them down the pike, In olive drab and khaki Are soldiers on the hike; And as the column passes, The word goes down the line, Good morning, Mister Zip-Zip-Zip, You're surely looking fine." (Submitted by Tricia Hubert, as sent to the Tom Waits Yahoo discussionlist. January 19, 2005)