A Good Man Is Hard To Find Tom Waits

Well, I always play Russian Roulette in my head It's seventeen black or twenty-nine red How far from the gutter; how far from the pew I will always remember to forget about you A good man is hard to find

Georgia Lee Tom Waits

Cold was the night, hard was the ground They found her in a small grove of trees Lonesome was the place where Georgia was found She's too young to be out On the street. Why wasn't God watching?

Mr. Siegal Tom Waits

wings on, i told the sun he'd better go back down, and if i can find a book of matches, i'm goin' to burn this hotel down. you got to tell me brave captain, why are the wicked so strong, how do the angels

Ice Cream Man Tom Waits

man, I'm a one-man band (yeah) I'm the ice cream man, honey, I'll be good to you.

The Fall Of Troy Tom Waits

> It's the same with men as with horses and dogs Nothing wants to die Evelyn James they killed in a game With guns too big for their hands Just off St.

Everything Goes To Hell Tom Waits

A man has only one thing on his mind Why ask palitely, why go lightly, Why say please?

Romeo Is Bleeding Tom Waits

Romeo is bleeding But not so as you'd notice He's over on 18th street as usual Lookin' so hard against the hood of his car And puttin' out a cigarette in his hand For all the pachucos at the pumps

Good Old World (Waltz) Tom Waits

When I was a boy, the moon was a pearl the sun a yellow gold. But when I was a man, the wind blew cold the hills were upside down.

How's It Gonna End Tom Waits

He had 3 whole dollars, a worn out car And a wife who was leaving for good Lifes made of trouble, worry, pain and struggle She wrote 'good bye' in the dust on the hood They found a map of Missouri Lipstick

Semi Suite Tom Waits

Well you hate those diesels rollin' And those Friday nights out bowlin' When he's off for a twelve hour lay over night You wish you had a dollar For every time he hollered That he's leavin' And he's never

A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun Tom Waits

But it's raining, it's pouring Didn't bring a sweater Nebraska never lets you come back home No Hollywood wine by the thrifty mart sign Any night I'll be willin' to bet There's a young girl With sweet

Please Call Me, Baby Tom Waits

The evening fell just like a star Left a trail behind You spit as you slammed out the door If this is love we're crazy As we fight like cats and dogs But I just know there's got to be more So please call

Young At Heart Tom Waits

Fairy tales can come true It can happen to you If you're young at heart For it's hard, you will find To be narrow mind And young at heart You can go to extremes With impossible schemes You can laugh when

Nirvana Tom Waits

> Not much chance, completely cut loose from purpose, he was a young man riding a bus through North Carolina on the way to somewhere. And it began to snow.

I Can't Wait To Get Off Work Tom Waits

I don't mind working, 'cause I used to be jerking off most of my time in bars, I've been a cabbie and a stock clerk and a soda-fountain jock-jerk And a manic mechanic on cars.

Come On Up To The House Tom Waits

Well the moon is broken And the sky is cracked Come on up to the house The only things that you can see Is all that you lack Come on up to the house All your cryin don't do no good Come on up to

Black Market Baby Tom Waits

She lives in a house That's way back off the road There's a man with a lantern And he carries her soul A coal stove and a bed A skillet and a hound She drove a camel through A needle In this sinking

Singapore Tom Waits

We sail tonight for Singapore, we're all as mad as hatters here I've fallen for a tawny Moor, took off to the land of Nod Drank with all the Chinamen, walked the sewers of Paris I danced along a colored

Please Call Me Baby Tom Waits

Evenin' fell just like a star Left a trail behind You spitted You slammed out the door If this is love, we're crazy 'Cause we fight like cats and dogs I just know there's got to be more Please

Misery Is the River of the World Tom Waits

Misery's the River of the World Misery's the River of the World The higher that the monkey can climb The more he shows his tail Call no man happy 'til he dies There's no milk at the bottom of the

Road To Peace Tom Waits

And his mother held his photograph, opening the New York Times To see the killing has intensified along the road to peace There was a tall, thin boy with a whispy moustache disguised as an orthodox Jew

Trampled Rose Tom Waits

Long way going to Get my medicine Sky's the autumn grey of a lonely wren Piano from a window played Gone tomorrow, gone yesterday I found it in the street At first I did not see Lying at my feet A trampled

Little Man Tom Waits

> Sure as fire will burn There's one thing you will learn Those things you have cherished Are things that you have earned Luck is when opportunity Meets with preparation And the same is true for every

Crossroads Tom Waits

Now, George was a good straight boy to begin with, but there was bad blood In him; someway he got into the magic bullets and that leads straight to Devil's work, just like marijuana leads to heroin; you

Foreign Affair Tom Waits

find your itinerary's a blessing and a curse your wanderlust won't let you settle down and you'll wonder how you ever fathomed that you'd be content to stay within the city limits of a small midwestern

Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits

doctor lawyer beggar man thief, philly joe remarkable looks on in disbelief, if you want a taste of madness, you'll have to wait in line, you'll probably see someone you know on heartattack and vine.

Lowside Of The Road Tom Waits

I'm on a black elevator Goin down Little Joe from Kokomo It rattles to the ground The dice is laughin at the man that he throwed Your rollin over to the Lowside of the road.

On The Nickel Tom Waits

hair, well they're lined up all around the block, on the nickel over there. so you better bring a bucket, there is a hole in the pail, and if you don't get my letter, then you'll know that i'm in jail

Clap Hands Tom Waits

Sane, sane, they're all insane, fireman's blind, the conductor is lame A Cincinnati jacket and a sad-luck dame Hanging out the window with a bottle full of rain Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands,

Shiny Things Tom Waits

The things a crow puts in its nest, They're always things it finds that shine. And how he'll find a shiny dime, Silver twine, from a valentine. The crows all bring them shiny things.

Sins Of My Father Tom Waits

the pond Birds cry warning from a hidden branch Carving out a future with a gun and an axe I'm way beyond the gavel and the laws of man Still living in the palm of the grace of your hand The worlds not

God's Away On Business Tom Waits

I'd sell your heart to the junkman baby For a buck, for a buck If you're looking for someone To pull you out of that ditch You're out of luck, you're out of luck The ship is sinking The ship is sinking

Pasties And A G-String Tom Waits

Smelling like a brewery, looking like a tramp, I ain't got a quarter, got a postage stamp Been five o'clock shadow boxing all around the town, Talking with the old man, sleeping on the ground Bazanti bootin

Kentucky Avenue Tom Waits

man, come along with me Let's fill our pockets with macadamia nuts Then go over to Bobby good Mansons and jump off the roof Hilda plays strip poker and her mama's across the street Joey Navinski says,

Poor Little Lamb Tom Waits

Poor little lamb now his fleece is all cold Wakes up in the morning alone Poor little lamb knows what's coming Life is an empty cup Poor little lamb watch your shoulder Coyote's waiting out there Nobody

Another Man's Vine Tom Waits

Bougainvilleas bloom and wind Be careful mind the strangle vines The rose is climbing over blind 'Cause the sun is on the other side The bees will find their honey The sweetest every time Around a red

A Sight For Sore Eyes Tom Waits

hey sight for sore eyes it's a long time no see workin hard hardly workin hey man you know me water under the bridge didya see my new car well it's bought and it's payed for parked outside of the bar and

Fumblin' With The Blues Tom Waits

Friday left me fumblin' with the blues And it's hard to win when you always lose Because the nightspots spend your spirit Beat your head against the wall Two dead ends and you've still got to choose You

Tom Waits Anouk

I was dreaming last night A figment of my brain On the downtown train And we had nowhere to go So we got off to take a walk In the pouring rain You said you rode it once And you would ride it again Please

Depot, Depot Tom Waits

I ain't coming, I ain't going My confusion is showing Outside the midnight wind is blowing Sixth Avenue I'm gonna paint myself blue At the depot I watch the taxis pull up and idle I can't claim

Barcarolle Tom Waits

A cloud lets go of the moon Her ribbons are all out of tune She is skating on the ice In a glass in the hands of a man That she kissed on a train And the children are all gone into town To get candy and

First Kiss Tom Waits

She drove a big ol' Lincoln with suicide doors and a sewing machine in the back And a light bulb that looked like an alligator egg was mounted up front on the hood And she had an Easter bonnet that had

Fannin Street Tom Waits

> There's a crooked street in Houston town, It's a well born path I've traveled down Now there's ruin in my name, I wish I never got off the train, I wished I'd listened to the words you said.

Cemetery Polka Tom Waits

Uncle Vernon, Uncle Vernon, independent as a hog on ice He's a big shot down there at the slaughterhouse Plays accordion for Mr.

Lullaby Tom Waits

If nothing's worth dying for tonight Your dreams are not enough What I need is love That's worth laying down my life Sing along, Just like they taught us It's soothing your mind this lullaby No heaven

Big Joe And Phantom 309 Tom Waits

Well you see I happened to be back on the east coast A few years back tryin' to make me a buck Like everybody else, well you know Times get hard and well I got down on my luck And I got tired of just roamin

Virginia Avenue Tom Waits

Well, I'm walking on down Virginia Avenue Trying to find somebody to tell my troubles to. Harold's club is closing, and everybody's going on home: What's a poor boy to do?

Flash Pan Hunter Tom Waits

The flash pan hunter sways with the wind His rifle is the sound of the morning Each sulfurous bullet way have it's own wit Each cartridge comes with a warning Beware of elaborate telescopic meats They

Flash Pan Hunter (Intro) Tom Waits

The flash pan hunter sways with the wind His rifle is the sound of the morning Each sulfurous bullet way have it's own wit Each cartridge comes with a warning Beware of elaborate telescopic meats They

Goin\' Out West Tom Waits

Well I\'m goin\' out west Where the wind blows tall \'Cause Tony Franciosa Used to date my ma They got some money out there They\'re giving it away I\'m gonna do what I want Do what I want And