Lyrics: Tupelo Blues Album: Unknown Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds   (john lee hooker 1959) A song which was a likely inspiration for tupelo. nick’s song is also available. Tupelo blues – john lee hooker (3:23) (from the…

Lyrics: Tupelo Album: The Firstborn Is Dead Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds   Looka yonder! looka yonder! Looka yonder! a big black cloud come! A big black cloud come! O comes to tupelo. comes to tupelo Yonder on…

Lyrics: Stagger Lee Album: Murder Ballads Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds   It was back in ’32 when times were hard He had a colt .45 and a deck of cards Stagger lee He wore rat-drawn shoes and…

Lyrics: The Ballad Of Robert Moore And Betty Coltrane Album: Unknown Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds   There was a thick set man with frog eyes Who was standing by the door And a little bald man with…

Lyrics: Blundertown Album: Unknown Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds   Blundertown is drowned in no brainstorm Smothered in mud at the foot of the river The color vague is slapped around stupid Blood dries to a very dull…

Lyrics: Red Right Hand Album: Let Love In Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds   Take a litle walk to the edge of town Go across the tracks Where the viaduct looms, Like a bird of doom As it…

Lyrics: Stagalee Album: Unknown Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds   Three traditional versions of the song from murder ballads. nick’s version is also available. further details (and the actual book nick edited from) are also available. Stagolee Bad…

Lyrics: The Friend Catcher Album: Unknown Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds   I, cigarette fingers Puff and poke Puff and poking the smoke Touches the ground You, your lungs and your wrists They throb like trains Choo choo…

Lyrics: The Big Hurt Album: Unknown Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds   Nick performed this for the italian film mojo, along with gallon drunk and it is available on a cd called soho. Now it begins, now that…

Lyrics: Long Black Veil Album: Kicking Against The Pricks Artist: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds   (d. del, m. wilkins) She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave when the night winds wail Nobody…