Talking Bostonian

All the young townies in QUINzee [1]
They make packie [2] runs for theah beeahz
When the kegga’s done (go man go)
They cross the rivah to Reveah [3]

There are Spanish chicks by the Wall [4]
Those Latina hoodsies [5] have no feeah
So frickin’ hot (like J. Lo)
But, how to meet them…I’ve no idear

Lights of blue in my reahview [6]…such a
Bazo…Bazo…Baaaaaazo…[7]
Talking Bostonian

I remember back in High School
I wore sneakers [8] and tight dungarees [9]
When I had to pee (go man go)
Then up in the basement [10] you’d find me

Heading West one day…on Route 2
A Volvo with a Newtonian [11]
At the rotary [12] (slow dude slow !)
I floored it like a Bostonian

City bans [13] while the local fans scream
Theo…Theo…Thhheeeeoooo…[14]
Talking Bostonian

When the tourists say “paahk your cah
In Hahvid yaahd,”…I think instead
We should all agree (yo man yo)
That they are the real “Chowdahheads”

Sometimes people call drivers here
Aggressive and so impolite
There’s no mystery (no folks no)
Just “bang a left” then “hook a right”[15]

If you want a real pissa[16] time
Then “Down the Cape”[17] may be your fayah
But in old P-town [18] (no boys no !)
Bang a huey and book outta theah [19]

Barney Frank sounding like Mel Blanc…only
Gay-o…Gay-o…Gaaaayyy-o…[20]
Talking Bostonian
Talking Bostonian

(song fades to a rhythmic vamp and screeching guitar riff which reminds me of the 4 years I lived on Commonwealth Ave., at the top of Chestnut Hill Ave., where the Green Line turns sharply to the right…Outbound [21])

IB



[1] Local pronunciation for Quincy…as in John Quinzee Adams.

[2] A package store. A store selling sealed bottles or other containers of alcoholic beverages that may only be consumed off the premises and must be sealed in a package when carried out.

[3] Revere as in Paul Revere. To get to Revere you have to take the bridge over the
Mystic River. Expect to find lots of Italians and more recently Hispanics.

[4] “The Wall” at Revere Beach is the seawall along the boulevard. It’s a well known place to hang-out.

[5] A “hoodsie” is a young girl. The Hood dairy company produced little 3 oz. cups of ice-cream to be sold as snacks. The name was applied to young girls who are small and sweet.

[6] A rear view mirror in a car is called a “reahview”.

[7] A “bazo” (long “a”) originally meant a drunk. It came from prohibition and described someone who drank bay rum...an aftershave with a high alcohol content. It's been expanded to include anyone dirty or unsavory. Used this way…”I drank too many beeahz and I threw-up on my girlfriend. I’m such a bazo”.

[8] Tennis shoes.

[9] Blue jeans.

[10] All rest rooms in a public school are called “the basement” no matter what floor they are on. (Interestingly, my basement is called “the cellar”)

[11] Newton is a posh suburb of Boston.

[12] A rotary is a place where 4-5 main roads converge/diverge at a circle, there are no traffic lights, everybody/nobody has the right-of-way, and it’s every man/woman for themselves.

[13] “Banned in Boston” is a phrase we have all heard. Here’s the Wikipedia link if you want to know more. Banned in Boston.

[14] Theo Epstein is the General Manager of the Red Sox.

[15] Left-hand turns are banged. Right-hand turns are hooked. You cant “bang a right”.

[16] Something that is good is “pissa”. (Something that is really good is “wicked pissa”)

[17] When traveling to Cape Cod you are always going “Down The Cape”. You are not “taking a trip to Cape Cod”. It doesn’t matter what direction you are coming from.

[18] It’s illegal to call Provincetown “Provincetown”.

[19] Execute a U-turn and leave quickly.

[20] Hey !!! His IS gay. No harm no foul.

[21] The MBTA is the public transportation system in Boston. The different routes are color coded…i.e. “Red Line”, “Green Line” etc. All subway cars heading away from downtown are “outbound”. All subway cars heading toward downtown are “inbound”. It doesn’t matter what direction the subway car is actually heading.