Good Old World (Waltz) Tom Waits

But now that I have gone from here there's no place I'd rather be than to float my chances on the tide Back in the good old world.

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

All the World Is Green Tom Waits

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 into kings Pretend that you owe me nothing And all the world

New Coat Of Paint Tom Waits

Let's put a new coat of paint On this lonesome old town Set em' up, we'll be knockin' 'em down You wear a dress Baby I'll a tie We'll laugh at that old bloodshot moon In that burgundy sky All our scribbled

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

Broken Bicycles Tom Waits

Broken bicycles, Old busted chains, Rusted handle bars Out in the rain.

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

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

Old Boyfriends Tom Waits

Old Boyfriends, Lost in the pocket of your overcoat, Like burned out lite bulbs on a Ferris Wheel. Old Boy friends, You remember the kinds of cars they drove, Parking in an orange grove.

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

All The Time Tom Waits

> You're the tree That you can't eat the fruit from I heard horse come to ride me away I want shade And a good place to shoot from If I's a clock I'd be the end of the day You know you're not the boss

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

Home I'll Never Be Tom Waits

I've been out in the world and I'm only ten Father, Father where you been?

On The Road Tom Waits

I've been out in the world and I'm only ten Father, Father where you been?

The Return Of Jackie And Judy Tom Waits

I've been out in the world and I'm only ten Father, Father where you been?

Road To Peace Tom Waits

> Young Abdel Mahdi (Shahmay) was only 18 years old, He was the youngest of nine children, never spent a night away from home.

Old Fashioned Bill Engvall

Roses are red Violets are blue Primrose is pale On the velvet green hue Warm summer days Like cool water falls Like music we hear Those things we'll always hold dear Like an old fashioned waltz When the

Make It Rain Tom Waits

I have no pride, I have no shame You gotta to make it rain, Since you gone Deep inside it hurts I’m just another sad Guest on this earth I want to believe in the Mercy of the world again Make it rain

Barber Shop Tom Waits

good mornin mr. snip snip snip witchur haircut jus as short as mine bay rum lucky tiger butch wax cracker jacks shoe shine jaw breaker magazine racks hangin round the barber shop a side burnin close crop

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

Hoist That Rag Tom Waits

The sun is up, the world is flat Damn good address for a rat The smell of blood, the drone of flies You know what to do if the baby cries Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag! Hoist that rag!

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?

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

Like An Old Fashioned Waltz Sandy Denny

Roses are red, and violets are blue, Primroses pale on a velvet green hue, Warm summer days by cool waterfalls, Like the music we hear, Those things we'll always hold dear, Like an old fashioned waltz.

LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALTZ Emmylou Harris

LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALTZ Roses are red Violets are blue Primrose is pale On the velvet green hue Warm summer days Like cool water falls Like music we hear Those things we'll always hold

Gun Street Girl Tom Waits

John's wood Soaking day-old bread in kerosene Well he was blue as a robin's egg and brown as a hog He's staying out of circulation 'til the dogs get tired Out of circulation 'til the dogs get tired

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

A Sweet Little Bullet From A Pretty Blue Gun Tom Waits

wishes Standin' there, just gettin' all wet And now there's a place off the drag Called the Gilbert Hotel And now the couple letter Burned out in the sign And it's better than the bus stop And they do good

Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards) Tom Waits

I'm singing this song, it's time it was sungI've been putting it off for a while,But it's harder by now, 'cause the truth is so clearThat I cry when I'm seeing you smile.So goodbye, so long, the ro...

Everything Goes To Hell Tom Waits

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 sleeping A drunkard when he prays I don't believe you go to heaven When you're good

The Fall Of Troy Tom Waits

Charles in No-Mans Land And you'll have to find your own way home, boys You'll have to find your own way home The oldest was Troy, an eighteen year-old boy Shot dead in March with a robbery His brother

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

Kentucky Avenue Tom Waits

avocado tree Mrs Storm'll stab you with a steak knife if you step on her lawn I got a half pack of lucky strikes man, come along with me Let's fill our pockets with macadamia nuts Then go over to Bobby good

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

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

16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six Tom Waits

I plugged 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six and a Black Crow snuck through a hole in the sky so I spent all my buttons on an old pack mule and I made me a ladder from a pawn shop marimba and I leaned it

Tom Traubert's Blues Tom Waits

Mathilda, You'll go waltzing Mathilda with me Now the dogs are barking and the taxi cab's parking A lot they can do for me I begged you to stab me, you tore my shirt open, And I'm down on my knees tonight Old

Ain't Goin Down To The Well Tom Waits

face for Lucinda's And she will off with me down to hell I thought I'd broke loose of Lucinda The rain returned and so did the wind I cast this burden on the god that's within me I leave this old

I Wish I Was In New Orleans Tom Waits

me home And I can hear the band begin When the Saints Go Marching In, And by the whiskers on my chin, New Orleans, I'll be there I'll drink you under the table, be red-nosed, go for walks, The old

Big Black Mariah Tom Waits

Mariah Here come the Big Black Mariah, I seen the big black Ford Well he's all boxed up on a red belle dame Hunted Black Johnny with a blind man's cane A yellow bullet with a rag out in the wind An old

Old Shoes (And Picture Postcards) Tom Waits

I'm singing this song, it's time it was sung I've been putting it off for a while, But it's harder by now, 'cause the truth is so clear That I cry when I'm seeing you smile. So goodbye, so long, t...

Georgia Lee Tom Waits

Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia From dropping out of school I was doing the best that I could But she kept runnin away from this world These children are so hard to raise good Why wasn't God watching

Lullaby Tom Waits

A world where there's no more need to cry But no joy or passion Its seems that the price is much to high But I am holding out for something real And though you offered peace What I really need comes to

World Keeps Turning Tom Waits

the road will bend They always say he marks the sparrow's fall How can anyone believe it all Well the band has stopped playing but we keep dancing The world keeps turning the world keeps turning On his

House Where Nobody Lives Tom Waits

the paint was all cracked It was peeled off of the wood Papers were stacked on the porch Where I stood And the weeds had grown up Just as high as the door There were birds in the chimney And an old

First Kiss Tom Waits

Ernie Ford And she always had saw dust in her hair And she cut two holes in the back of her dress and she had these scapular wings that were covered with feathers and electrical tape And when she got good

The Pontiac Tom Waits

Independent rear suspension, Landau top, good tires. Gas hog. I swear it had the power to repair itself. I love the old, Dan Steele used to give 'em to me at a discount. Showroom models and that.

Ice Cream Man Tom Waits

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

A Sight For Sore Eyes Tom Waits

my new car well it's bought and it's payed for parked outside of the bar and hey barkeeper what's keepin you keep pourin drinks for all these palookas hey you know what i thinks that we toast to the old

Tom Traubert`s Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen) Tom Waits

You'll go waltzing Mathilda with me Now the dogs are barking and the taxi cab's parking A lot they can do for me I begged you to stab me, you tore my shirt open, And I'm down on my knees tonight Old