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

Walk Away Tom Waits

Dot King was whittled from the bone of Cain With a little drop of poison in the red red blood She need a way to turn around the bend She said I want to walk away and start over again There are things I've

Jockey Full Of Bourbon Tom Waits

Edna Million in a drop dead suit Dutch Pink on a downtown train Two-dollar pistol but the gun 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

Wrong Side Of The Road Tom Waits

they can kick your ass poison all the water in the wishin well and hang all them scarecrows from a sycamore tree burn down all those honeymoons put em in a pillow case and wait next to the switch blades

What's He Building? Tom Waits

He never Waves when he goes by He's hiding something from The rest of us... He's all To himself... I think I know Why...

Little Boy Blue Tom Waits

Saturday morn Never 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

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

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

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

Falling Down Tom Waits

falling down, falling down When you're falling down, falling down, falling down You forget all the roses, don't come around on Sunday She's not gonna choose you for standing so tall Go on and take a swig of

The One That Got Away Tom Waits

stage-door Johnny's got to pay, And sent him home talking 'bout the one that got away Could have been on Easy Street, could have been a wheel, With irons in the fire and all them business deals But the last of

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

Bad Liver And A Broken Heart Tom Waits

am I slumped, I've been chipped and I've been chumped on my stool So buy this fool some spirits and libations, it's these railroad station bars And all these conductors and porters, and I'm all out of

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?

Telephone Call From Istanbul Tom Waits

sprawled across a roll top desk the old monkey rode the blade on an overhead fan they paint the donkey blue if you pay I got a telephone call from Istanbul my baby's coming home today will you sell me one of

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

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

Midnight Lullaby Tom Waits

Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye Hush-a bye my baby, no need to be crying.

Barber Shop Tom Waits

mornin mr. furgeson what's the good word witcha been stayin outa trouble 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

The Black Rider Tom Waits

Come on a long with the Black Rider We'll have a gay old time Lay down in the web of the black spider I'll drink your blood like wine So come on in It ain't no sin Take off your skin And dance around your

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

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.

First Kiss Tom Waits

like an alligator egg was mounted up front on the hood And she had an Easter bonnet that had been signed by Tennessee Ernie Ford And she always had saw dust in her hair And she cut two holes in the back of

Circus Tom Waits

We put up our tent on a dark green knoll, outside of town by the train tracks and a seagull dump Topping the bill was Horse Face Ethel and her 'Marvellous Pigs In Satin' We pounded our stakes in the ground

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

Potter's Field Tom Waits

well you can buy me a drink and i'll tell you what i seen and i'll give you a bargain from the edge of a maniac's dream that buys a black widow spider with a riddle in his yarn that's clinging to the furrow

Step Right Up Tom Waits

Step right up, step right up, step right up, Everyone's a winner, bargains galore That's right, you too can be the proud owner Of the quality goes in before the name goes on One-tenth of a dollar,

Lucky Day Overture Tom Waits

orchestra and is an excellent pianist See Gerd Bessler, the human pincusion And don't forget, it's ladies' night at Harvy's Harbour Bizarre You'll see Ko Ko the bird girl Mortando, the human fountain Step a little

Eyeball Kid Tom Waits

Well Zenora Bariella And Coriander Pyle They had sixteen children In the usual style They had a curio museum And they had no guile All they ever wanted Was a show biz child So on the 7th of Dec

Blow Wind Blow Tom Waits

Mary's on the black top There's a husband in the dog house In the middle of a shakedown She got quiet as a church mouose She found Raleigh's on the dashboard Sugar daddy caught a polocar Ain't no solitary

Just The Right Bullets Tom Waits

There is a light in the forest There is a face in the tree I'll pull you out of the And the first one's always free You can never go hunting With just a flintlock and a hound You won't go home with a bunting

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.

Top Of The Hill Tom Waits

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

whistlin' Past The Graveyard Tom Waits

well i come in on a night train with an arm full of box cars on the wings of a magpie cross a hooligan night and i busted up a chifforobe way out by the cocomo cooked up a mess a mulligan and got into

Walking Spanish Tom Waits

He's got himself a homemade special You know his glass is full of sand And it feels just like a jaybird the way it fits into his hand He rolled a blade up in his trick towel They slap their hands against

Pasties And A G-String Tom Waits

And the porno floor show, live nude girls, Dreamy and creamy and brunette curls Chesty Morgan and Watermelon Rose Raise my rent and take off all your clothes With trench coats, magazines, a bottle full of

Downtown Train Tom Waits

moon punched a hole in the nighttime, yes I climb through the window and down the street shining like a new dime the downtown trains are full with all those Brooklyn girls they try so hard to break out of

Blue Valentines Tom Waits

She sends me blue valentines All the way from Philadelphia To mark the anniversary Of someone that I used to be And it feels just like theres A warrant out for my arrest Got me checkin in my rearview

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

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,

The Pontiac Tom Waits

God, I hated the color of that son of a bitch. And the dog destroyed the upholstery on the Ford. Boy, that was long before you were born. We called it the Yellowbird, two-door, three on the tree.

Chocolate Jesus Tom Waits

Don't go to church on Sunday Don't get on my knees to pray Don't memorize the books of the Bible I got my own special way Bit I know Jesus loves me Maybe just a little bit more I fall on my knees

Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis Tom Waits

his own son And he gave me a ring That was worn by his mother And he takes me out dancin’ Every Saturday night And hey Charlie, I think about you Everytime I pass a fillin’ station On account of

Children's Story Tom Waits

search, day and night And since nobody was left on the earth, he wanted to go up into the heavens And the moon was looking at him so friendly And when he finally got to the moon, the moon was a piece of

Altar Boy Tom Waits

Now, I can order in Latin Make 'em au gratin, Joe I'm an old altar boy That's why I'm so depressed I never got the rest of the dream Just the ritual Now I'm habitual Majoring in crimes that are unspeakable

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

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

Nirvana Tom Waits

And the bus stopped at a little cafe in the hills and the passengers entered. And he sat at the counter with the others, and he ordered, the food arrived. And the meal was particularly good.

Little Trip to Heaven (On the Wings of your Love) Tom Waits

Lazy trip to heaven on the wings of your love Banana moon is shining in the sky, Feel like I'm in heaven when you're with me Know that I'm in heaven when you smile, Though we're stuck here on the

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