All the World Is Green Tom Waits

I fell into the ocean When you became my wife I risked it all aganist the sea To have a better life Marie you're the wild blue sky And men do foolish things You turn kings into beggars And beggars

World Keeps Turning Tom Waits

On our anniversary There'll be someone else where you used to be The world don't care and yet it clings to me The moon is gold and silvery Who knows where the sidewalk ends Well the road will turn and

Bottom Of The World Tom Waits

lost at the bottom of the world I'm handcuffed to the Bishop and the barbershop liar I'm lost at the bottom of the world Satchel puddin' and Lord God Mose Sittin' by the fire with a busted nose That fresh

Green Grass Tom Waits

Lay your head where my heart used to be Hold the earth above me Lay down in the green grass Remember when you loved me Come closer don't be shy Stand beneath a rainy sky The moon is over the rise Think

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?

Strange Weather Tom Waits

The rose has died because you picked it And I believe that brandy's mine. And all over the world Strangers Talk only about the weather. All over the world It's the same It's the same It's the same.

Underground Tom Waits

Rattle big black bones in the danger zone there's a rumblin' groan down below there's a big dark town it's a place I've found there's a world going on Underground they're alive, they're awake while the

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

All The Time Tom Waits

of me You can lift your skirt You can shake your hair But I got all the time in the world You're the ditch In the road where the wheels keep spinning You're the same dead cat Clawing it's way back grinning

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

The Heart Of Saturday Night Tom Waits

your pockets are jinglin' And you see the lights You get all tinglin' cause you're cruisin' with a 6 And you're looking for the heart of Saturday night Then you comb your hair Shave your face Tryin' to

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.

Hoist That Rag Tom Waits

Well I learned the trade from Piggy Knowles and Sing Sing Tommy Shay, boys God used me as a hammer, boys To beat his weary drum today Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag!

'Til The Money Runs Out Tom Waits

check this strange beverage that falls out from the sky, splashin' bagdad on the hudson in panther martin's eyes, he's high and outside wearin' candy apple red, scarlet gave him twenty seven stitches in

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

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

On The Other Side Of The World Tom Waits

she'll never let me go. there's a one legged priest that tangos with the farmers wife Beauty and the beast is taking her own life and a tear on a letter back home turns into a lake of your own and a crow

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

Innocent When You Dream (Barroom) Tom Waits

The bats are in the belfry the dew is on the moor where are the arms that held me and pledged her love before and pledged her love before Chorus It's such a sad old feeling the fields are soft and green

Innocent When You Dream (78) Tom Waits

The bats are in the belfry the dew is on the moor where are the arms that held me and pledged her love before and pledged her love before Chorus It's such a sad old feeling the fields are soft and green

Day After Tomorrow Tom Waits

I got your letter today and I miss you all so much here I cant wait to see you all and Im counting the days here I still believe that theres gold at the end of the world And Ill come home to Illinois

What Keeps Mankind Alive Tom Waits

You gentlemen who think you have a mission To purge us of the seven deadly sins Should first sort out the basic food position Then start your preaching, that's where it begins You lot who preach restraint

On The Nickel Tom Waits

sticks and stones will break my bones, but i always will be true, and when your mama is dead and gone, i'll sing this lullabye just for you, and what becomes of all the little boys, who never comb their

Lullaby Tom Waits

What are we all living for?

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.

Children's Story Tom Waits

> Once upon a time there was a poor child, with no father and no mother And everything was dead And no one was left in the whole world Everything was dead And the child went on search, day and night

Diamonds And Gold Tom Waits

Broken glass, rusty nails where the wild violets grow Say goodbye to the railroad, the mad dogs of summer And everything that I know What some men will do here for diamonds What some men will do

Diamonds & Gold Tom Waits

Broken glass, rusty nails where the wild violets grow Say goodbye to the railroad, the mad dogs of summer And everything that I know What some men will do here for diamonds What some men will do here for

Cemetery Polka Tom Waits

Weiss Uncle Biltmore and Uncle William Made a million during World War Two But they're tightwads and they're cheapskates And they'll never give a dime to you Auntie Mame has gone insane She lives

Little Drop of Poison Tom Waits

I like my town with a little drop of poison Nobody knows they're lining up to go insane I'm all alone, I smoke my friends down to the filter But I feel much cleaner after it rains She left in the

Lucky Day Tom Waits

The prettiest girl In all the world Is in a little Spanish town But I left her for a Bonnie lass And I told her I'd see her around But that Bonnie lass And her heart of glass Would not hold a candle To

It's Over Tom Waits

> You must have brought the bad weather with you The sky's the colour of lead All you've left me is a feather On an unmade bed It's always me whenever there's trouble The world does nothing but turn

Rains On Me Tom Waits

> This is how the world will be Everywhere I go it rains on me Forty monkeys drowning in a boiling sea Everywhere I go it rains on me I went down into the valley to pray Everywhere I go it rains on

How's It Gonna End Tom Waits

Drag your wagon and your plow, over the bones of the dead Out among the roses and the weeds You can never go back, and the answer is 'no' And wishing for it only makes it bleed Joel Tornabene, was broken

Everything Goes To Hell Tom Waits

They only want to get you on your knees There are a few things I never could believe A woman when she weeps A merchant when he swears A thief who says he'll pay A lawyer when he cares A snake when he is

Road To Peace Tom Waits

On a crowded bus in Jerusalem, some had survived World War Two And the thunderous explosion blew out windows 200 yards away With more retribution and seventeen dead along the road to peace Now at King

Anywhere I Lay My Head Tom Waits

My head is spinning round, my heart is in my shoes, yeah I went and set the Thames on fire, oh, now I must come back down She's laughing in her sleeve boys, I can feel it in my bones Oh, but anywhere

Dead And Lovely Tom Waits

She was a middle class girl She was in over her head She thought she would stand up in the deep end He had a bullet proof smile He had money to burn She thought she had the moon in her pocket But now she's

Make It Rain Tom Waits

She took all my money And my best friend. You know the story, (People) Here it comes again.

Coney Island Baby Tom Waits

Every night she comes To take me out to dreamland When I'm with her, I'm the richest Man in the town She's a rose, she's the pearl She's the spin on my world All the stars make their wishes on her eyes

Green Tom Jones

The old home town looks the same As I step down from the train And there to meet me was my Mama and Papa And down the road I look and there runs Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries It's good

Take Me Home Tom Waits

Take me home you silly boy put your arms around me Take me home you silly boy all the world？s not around without you I？m so sorry that I broke your heart please don？

The Part You Throw Away Tom Waits

That is the part you throw away I want that beggars eyes a winning horse A tidy Mexican divorce St.

You Can Never Hold Back Spring Tom Waits

You can never hold back spring -Tom waits- You can never hold back spring You can be sure that I will never stop believing The blushing rose that

Opening Montage Tom Waits

[Tom Waits:] I wish I had a dollar for each time I took a chance [Crystal Gayle:] On all those two bit Romeos who counterfeit romance [Tom Waits:] Somehow always thinking of the last time I fell down

Books Of Moses Tom Waits

Books of Moses, bringing stone news Wet in the water, weeping in the sun Books of Moses, got some splinters didn't you Books of Moses, brought me right here back to you Flaming heart, ain't it sweet Lighting

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

If I Have To Go Tom Waits

There's nothing for me, in this world full of strangers It's all someone else's idea I don't belong here, and you can't go with me You'll only slow me down Until I send for you, don't wear your hair that

Pony Tom Waits

I've seen it all boys I've been all over Been everywhere in the Whole wide world I rode the high line With old blind Darby I danced real slow With Ida Jane I was full of wonder When I left Murfreesboro

Top Of The Hill Tom Waits

miss you plenty big ol' world With your abalone earrings And your mother of pearl (Uh-huh-huh) Stop and get me on the ride up (Uh-huh-huh) Stop and get me on the ride up (Huh) Stop and get me on the ride