Fer those of you who don't speak whatever Amos is yapping about, I'll translate:

Per quella materia una vede raramente una scimmia portare un cappello, comunicare sul telefono, o imballare un revolver, tranne nelle visioni di un pazzo.

"For what material is rarely green [is] a shimmering smack to the head, calling by telephone, or spinning a revolver, doesn't see the train in the piazza."

Sure, it don't make sense, but consider who wrote it.