Glossary [from Carry The Banner] Lyrics - Pinhead Gunpowder

Bunk on your ears: sleep on the floor without covering 

Carry the Banner: walk the streets 

Day olds: stale bakery goods 

Fishing: stealing with a stick and hook 

Frill: a girl 

Front: respectable appearance 

Glims: eyes; daylight 

Glom: seize and eat 

Just luck: successful stealing 

Misery: coffee that has an unpleasant taste 

Put on the low needle: talk softly 

Skating on uppers: walking on shoes from which heels and soles are worn 

Slave market: location of employment agencies, or the offices themselves 

Stand: a place to stand and panhandle 

Straight sob: a sad story