Little Boy Blue Tom Waits

blow your horn The dish ran away with the spoon Home again home again Saturday morn Never gets up before noon She used to render You legal and tender When you used to Send her your promises boy

Altar Boy Tom Waits

> He's an ol' altar boy Lying out there in the street He's an ol' alter boy Bound up in leather and chains That's why I'm feeling so blue I'm an old altar boy What about you?

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

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

Barber Shop Tom Waits

butch wax cracker jacks shoe shine jaw breaker magazine racks hangin round the barber shop a side burnin close crop mornin mr. furgeson what's the good word witcha been stayin outa trouble like a good boy

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

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

Fish In The Jailhouse Tom Waits

They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight, all right, oh boy They're serving fish in the jailhouse tonight, all right, oh boy They're serving fish in the jailhouse Fish in the jailhouse tonight [?

Lucky Day Overture Tom Waits

Morgan's lap You'll see Priscilla Bajano The monkey woman Jo Jo the dog face boy I'm Milton Malone, the human skeleton See Grace McDaniel's The mule faced woman And she's the homeliest woman in the world

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

Jitterbug Boy Tom Waits

Well, I'm a jitterbug boy, by the shoe-shine Resting on my laurels and my hardys too Life of Riley on a swing shift, gears follow my drift Once upon a time I was in show-biz too I seen the Brooklyn Dodgers

Big Black Mariah Tom Waits

old blind tiger, got an old bell Jim Here come the Big Black Mariah, here come the Big Black Mariah Here come the Big Black Mariah, here come the big black Ford Sent to the skies on a Benny Jag Blue

Jayne's Blue Wish Tom Waits

> The sky holds all our wishesThe dish ran away with the spoonChimney smoke ties the roofs to the skyThere's a hole overheadIt's only the moonWill there ever be a treeGrown from the seeds I've s...

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

Old Boyfriends Tom Waits

Old Boy friends, You remember the kinds of cars they drove, Parking in an orange grove. He fell in love you see, With someone that I used to be.

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

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

You're my north star when I'm lost and feeling blue, The sun is breaking through the clouds don't you, don't you know it's true?

Picture In A Frame Tom Waits

Sun come up it was blue and gold Sun come up it was blue and gold Sun come up it was blue and gold Ever since I put your picture In a frame.

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？

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

Eyeball Kid Tom Waits

made the kid a promise I made the kid a vow He's not conventionally handsome He'll never be tall He said "all you got to do is Book me into Carnegie Hall" Hail Hail, the Eyeball kid He's just a 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

Back In The Crowd Tom Waits

arms to hold you If you don't want these lips to kiss you If you found someone new Put me back in the crowd Put the sun behind the clouds Put me back in the crowd There's a battle going on between the blue

The Pontiac Tom Waits

Boy, that was long before you were born. We called it the Yellowbird, two-door, three on the tree. Tight little mother. Threw a rod, sold it to Jacobs for a hundred dollar.

What's He Building? Tom Waits

He's pounding nails into a Hardwood floor... and I Swear to god I heard someone Moaning low... and I keep Seeing the blue light of a T.V. show...

Telephone Call From Istanbul Tom Waits

All night long on the broken glass livin in a medicine chest mediteromanian hotel back sprawled across a roll top desk the old monkey rode the blade on an overhead fan they paint the donkey blue if you

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

Hold On Tom Waits

Well, God bless your crooked little heart St.

Is There Any Way Out Of This Dream? Tom Waits

I can see clearly nothing as clear I keep falling apart ev'ry year Let's take a hammer to it There's no glamour in it Is there any way out of this dream I'm as blue as i can possibly be Is there someone

Downtown Tom Waits

red pants and the sugarman in, the temple street gloom, drinkin' chivas regal in a four dollar room, just another dead soldier in a powder blue night, sugarman says baby everything's alright, goin'

Blind Love Tom Waits

of love is stone blind love Blind love, the only kind of love is stone blind love With your blind love, oh it's blind love, stone blind love It's your stone blind love Now the street's turning blue

On The Other Side Of The World Tom Waits

There's a blue eyed girl with a red bow tie and a string of pearls with one good eye in a rainy town the chimney smoke will curl no one likes clowns on the other side of the world and the children know

Shake It Tom Waits

Strip Poker Motel Got a small blue tail Hot ice, cold cash I never been no good at staying out of jail Wheel spin, roulette Who's giving, don't get Ripped shirt, black eye Tuxedo, bow tie Dark sound, straight

Take It With Me Tom Waits

Phone's off the hook No one knows where we are It's a long time since I Drank champagne The ocean is blue As blue as your eyes I'm gonna take it with me When I go Old long since gone Now way

Shiver Me Timbers Tom Waits

So come on and swallow me, don't follow me I'm trav'lin' alone Blue water's my daughter 'n I'm gonna skip like a stone So please call my missus Tell her not to cry 'Cause my goodbye is written By the moon

All The Time Tom Waits

jacket to put on and a hat to wear I wouldn't waste a gallon on you out there And I got all the time in the world A bridge is only there for you to jump off of And there ain't no rain clouds that are blue

Temptation Tom Waits

know that she is made of smoke but I've lost my way she knows that I am broke so that I must play temptation, temptation, temptation oh, woah, temptation, temptation, I can resist Dutch pink and Italian blue

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

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 attorney for this journey, junior how's it feel how do you like it in the slam you're a little

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

Union Square Tom Waits

and bust your ass 'til doomsday, don't forget to say your prayers Someone's riding down the backstreet, said papa got a brand new slack And your baby is handcuffed on the front seat Sit right there, boy

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

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

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

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

Ruby's Arms Tom Waits

i say goodbye to ruby's arms, although my heart is breaking, i will steal away out through your blinds, for soon you will be waking. the morning light has washed your face, and everything is turning blue

LowDown Tom Waits

Eyed Al The second hand moon's shining for my gal She's a big red flag in a mean bullpen She'll steal it from you, sell right Back to you again Well she's a whild rose, she's not settled Cold gun of ice blue