Lyrics: Jesus Gonna Be Here Album: Bone Machine Artist: Tom Waits   (tom waits) Well, jesus will be here Be here soon He’s gonna cover us up with leaves With a blanket from the moon With a promise and a…

Lyrics: Straight To The Top (rhumba) Album: Big Time Artist: Tom Waits   Written by tom waits and greg cohen I’m going straight to the top Oh yea up where the air is Fresh and clean I’m going straight up…

Lyrics: Frank’s Wild Years Album: Swordfishtrombones Artist: Tom Waits   frank settled down in the valley, And he hung his wild years on a Nail that he drove through his Wife’s forehead. He sold used office furniture out There on…

Lyrics: Mockin’ Bird Album: The Early Years, Vol. 2 Artist: Tom Waits   Mocking bird high in a tree Looks like you got the best of me Mocking bird singing his song Well mocking bird mocking me Now that you’re…

Lyrics: Hang Down Your Head Album: Rain Dogs Artist: Tom Waits   Hush a wild violet, hush a band of gold Hush you’re in a story i heard somebody told Tear the promise from my heart, tear my heart today…

Lyrics: Cemetery Polka Album: Rain Dogs Artist: Tom Waits   Uncle vernon, uncle vernon, independent as a hog on ice He’s a big shot down there at the slaughterhouse Plays accordion for mr. weiss Uncle biltmore and uncle william Made…

Lyrics: Heartattack And Vine Album: Heartattack and Vine Artist: Tom Waits   liar liar with your pants on fire, white spades hangin’ on the telephone wire, gamblers reevaluate along the dotted line, you’ll never recognize yourself on heartattack and vine….

Lyrics: Gun Street Girl Album: Rain Dogs Artist: Tom Waits   Falling james in the tahoe mud Stick around to tell us all the tale Well he fell in love with a gun street girl And now he’s dancing in…

Lyrics: Way Down In The Hole Album: Big Time Artist: Tom Waits   When you walk through the garden You gotta watch your back Well i beg your pardon Walk the straight and narrow track If you walk with jesus…

Lyrics: On The Nickel Album: Heartattack and Vine Artist: 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,…