Little Man Tom Waits

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 generation Little

You Can't Unring A Bell Tom Waits

You can't unring a bell, junior It'll cost ya to get out of this one, junior Cause he's got big plans That don't include you take it like a man cause you, you can't unring a bell, sucker you'll need an

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.

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 little

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

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.

Lucky Day Overture Tom Waits

be warned Don't forget to visit our snack bar at Charleston Grotto Al lsales are final Void where prohibited by law You'll see Sealo the seal boy who has flippers for arms You'll see Johnny Eck, the man

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

First Kiss Tom Waits

times And she hated the mention of rain And she made up her own language and she wore rubber boots And she could fix anything with string And her lips were like cherries And she was stronger than any man

Little Boy Blue Tom Waits

gets up before noon She used to render You legal and tender When you used to Send her your promises boy A dill or a dollar Unbutton your collar Come out and holler Out all of your noise Little

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

Tom Waits Anouk

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 take me with you Tom

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.

Ice Cream Man Tom Waits

I'll be clickin' by your house about two forty-five Sidewalk sundae strawberry surprise, I got a cherry popsicle right on time A big stick, mamma, that'll blow your mind 'Cause I'm the ice cream man

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

Jockey Full Of Bourbon Tom Waits

won't shoot I'm in the corner on the pouring rain Sixteen men on a dead man's chest And I've been drinking from a broken cup Two pairs of pants and a mohair vest I'm full of bourbon, I can't stand up Hey little

Walking Spanish Tom Waits

to dig a hole What all he done ain't no one's business But he'll need blankets for the cold They dim the lights over on Broadway Even the king has bowed his head And every face looks right up at Mason Man

Goin\' Out West Tom Waits

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 I\'m gonna get paid Little

Reeperbahn Tom Waits

She said she'd be a comedian Oh what a pity, oh what a shame When she said, 'come calling', nobody came Now her bright red cheeks are painted on And she's laughing her head off in the Reeperbahn Now little

Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis Tom Waits

Hey Charlie, I'm pregnant And living on 9th Street Right above a dirty bookstore off Euclid Avenue And I stopped takin’ dope And I quit drinkin’ whiskey And my old man plays the trombone And works

Home I'll Never Be Tom Waits

Mississippi, across to Tennessee Across the Niagara, home I'll never be Home in ol' Medora, home in Ol' Truckee Apalachicola, home I'll never be Better or for worse, thick and thin Like being married to the Little

On The Road Tom Waits

Mississippi, across to Tennessee Across the Niagara, home I'll never be Home in ol' Medora, home in Ol' Truckee Apalachicola, home I'll never be Better or for worse, thick and thin Like being married to the Little

Swordfishtrombone Tom Waits

with a stainless steel machete and a half a pint of Ballentine's each day and he holed up in room above a hardware store cryin' nothing there but Hollywood tears and he put a spell on some poor little

Frank`s Wild Years Tom Waits

with a stainless steel machete and a half a pint of Ballentine's each day and he holed up in room above a hardware store cryin' nothing there but Hollywood tears and he put a spell on some poor little

The Return Of Jackie And Judy Tom Waits

Mississippi, across to Tennessee Across the Niagara, home I'll never be Home in ol' Medora, home in Ol' Truckee Apalachicola, home I'll never be Better or for worse, thick and thin Like being married to the Little

Semi Suite Tom Waits

And he's never comin' back But the curtain-laced billow And his hands on your pillow And his trousers are hangin' on the chair You're lyin' through your pain, babe But you're gonna tell him he's your man

Jersey Girl Tom Waits

s arms My little angel gives me everything I know someday she？s gonna wear my ring So don？t bother me man I got no time I？m on my way to see that girl of mine Nothin?

Better Off Without A Wife Tom Waits

Oh it's just kind of little anthem here All my friends are married Every Tom and Dick and Harry You must be strong to go it alone Here's to the bachelors and the Bowery bums And those who feel that they're

Barber Shop Tom Waits

like a good boy should i see you're still cuttin hair well i'm still cuttin classes i just couldn't hep myself i got a couple of passes to the ringle bros. barn bail circus afternoon i see you lost a little

Romeo Is Bleeding Tom Waits

in the world ain't never gonna Save that coppers ass He never gonna see another summertime for gunnin' down my brother And leavin' him like a dog beneath a car without his knife Romeo says, "Hey man

Lie To Me Tom Waits

(You got to) Lie to me baby (You got to) Lie to me baby (You got to) Lie to me baby (You got to) Lie to me baby - move on I know you got another Jockey at home Let me be your rider till your real man

Putnam County Tom Waits

the Old National register was singing to the tune of 57 dollars and 57 cents And then its last call, one more game of 8 ball Bernice will be putting the chairs on the tables Someone come in say "Hey man

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

Dog Door Tom Waits

Oh mother I want a dog I want a little dog I saw a little dog His name is happy Well this is me Don't get close to me now I could be a shopkeeper We'll call 'em She 'bout six foot four Now she's a wrecking-ball

Mr. Siegal Tom Waits

the nugget slots, i had to sell my ass on fremont street, and the drummer said there's sanctuary, over at the bagdad room, and now it's one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and go man

01' '55 Tom Waits

Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks, Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer, Oh, Lord, let me tell you

Ol' '55 Tom Waits

Now the sun's coming up, I'm riding with Lady Luck, freeway cars and trucks, Stars beginning to fade, and I lead the parade Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer, Oh, Lord, let me tell you

Ol' 55 Tom Waits

slowly feeling so holy God knows I was feeling alive Now the sun's coming up I'm riding with Lady Luck freeway cars and trucks Stars beginning to fade and I lead the parade Just a wishing I'd stayed a little

Top Of The Hill Tom Waits

(Can we have a little more on my voice?)

Step Right Up Tom Waits

Something for the little lady, something for the little lady, Something for the little lady, hmm Three for a dollar We got a year-end clearance, we got a white sale And a smoke-damaged furniture, you

How's It Gonna End Tom Waits

over, the vultures dried their wings The moon climbed up an empty sky The sun sank down, behind the tree on the hill Theres a killer and hes coming thru the rye But maybe hes the father, of that lost little

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

Red Shoes By The Drugstore Tom Waits

She wore red shoes by the news-stand As the rain splashed the nickel Spilled like chablis along the midway There's a little blue jay In a red dress, on a sad night One straw in a root-beer A compact with

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

Everything Goes To Hell Tom Waits

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

Fannin Street Tom Waits

Fannin Street You'll be lost and never found You can never turn around Don't go down to Fannin Street When I was young I thought only of getting out I said goodbye to my street, goodbye to my house Give a man

Blow Wind Blow Tom Waits

polocar Ain't no solitary tap dance way down here I swear I's riding on a field mouse we were dancin' in the slaughterhouse If you swing along the beltway then you skid along the all day cause I went a little

Goodnight Irene Tom Waits

Gonna take a little stroll downtown. [Chorus] Yeah, sometimes I live in the country And sometimes I live in town. Yeah, and sometimes I take a great notion I'm gonna jump in the river and drown.

Midnight Lullaby Tom Waits

When you are much older, remember when we sat At midnight on the windowsill, and had this little chat And dream, come on and dream, come on and dream, and dream, and dream...

Wrong Side Of The Road Tom Waits

pistol for keeping nightmares of the blinds those sunabitches always seem to sneake up from behind syphon all the gas from your daddys pickup truck fill up johnnys t bird i got a couple of bucks put a little