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© Copyright Tom Waits
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Email: Ignatoff@bigfoot.com
Date: 10 Feb 1999
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Act 3
Rain Dogs ο δ
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Waits
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Inside a broken clock, χ
splashing the wine with all the rain dogs β
Taxi, we'd rather walk, ς
huddle a doorway with the rain dogs β
For I am a rain dog, too ί ,
!
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night ξ, ,
For it was all ripe for dreaming ξ,
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights ξ, ,
,
We've always been out of our minds μ
The rum pours strong and thin, β
beat out the dustman with the rain dogs ν
,
Aboard a shipwreck train, ς
give my umbrella to the rain dogs μ
For I am a rain dog, too ί ,
!
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night ξ, ,
Her long hair black as a raven β
Oh, how we danced and you whispered to me ξ, ,
You'll never be going back home ς
Oh, how we danced with the Rose of Tralee ξ, , π Tralee
Her long hair black as a raven β
Oh, how we danced and you whispered to me ξ, ,
You'll never be going back home ς
Rose of Tralee - θ
Train Song ο
ο
Well I broke down in E. St. Louis η, C
-λ
On the Kansas City line β
κ-ρ
and I drunk up all my money θ
that I borrowed every time θ
and I fell down at the derby θ
and now the night's black as a crow ΰ , ,
It was a train that took me away from here ύ
,
but a train can't bring me home ξ
What made my dreams so hollow χ
was standing at the depot κ
with a steeple full of swallows θ
that could never ring the bell γ
and I come ten thousand miles away ς
with not one thing to show θ
well it was a train that took me away from here χ ,
,
but a train can't bring me home ξ
I remember when I left ί ,
,
without bothering to pack ν
,
you know I up and left with β
just the clothes I had on my back β
now I'm sorry for what I've done ς
and I'm out here on my own θ
well it was a train that took me away from χ ,
,
here but a train can't bring me home ξ
16 shells from a 30.6 16 36.
I plugged 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six ί 16 36
and a Black Crow snuck through a hole in the sky θ "χ
β"
so I spent all my buttons on an old pack mule ς
and I made me a ladder from a pawn shop marimba θ
and I leaned it up against a dandelion tree θ
and I leaned it up against a dandelion tree θ
And I filled me a sachel full of old pig corn θ
and I beat me a billy from an old French horn β
and I kicked that mule to the top of the tree η
and I blew me a hole 'bout the size of a kickdrum θ
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and I cut me a switch from a long branch elbow θ
Chorus υ
I'm gonna whittle you into kindlin' θ
,
Black Crow 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six χ
β, 16 36
whittle you into kindlin' θ
,
Black Crow 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six χ
β, 16 36
Well I slept in the holler η,
of a dry creek bed
and I tore out the buckets β
κ
from a red Corvette, tore out the buckets from a red Corvette β
κ
Lionel and Dave and the Butcher made three λ
δ
μ
you got to meet me by the knuckles of the skinnybone tree ρ
with the strings of a Washburn θ σ
stretched like a clothes line
you know me and that mule scrambled right through the hole ν
,
you know me and that mule scrambled right through the hole ν
,
Chorus υ
I'm gonna whittle you into kindlin' θ
,
Black Crow 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six χ
β, 16 36
whittle you into kindlin' θ
,
Black Crow 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six χ
β, 16 36
Now I hold him prisoner in a Washburn jail ς
σ
that stapped on the back of my old kick mule ν
strapped it on the back of my old kick mule ν
I bang on the strings just to drive him crazy ί
,
I strum it loud just to rattle his cage ί
,
strum it loud just to rattle his cage ί
,
Chorus υ
I'm gonna whittle you into kindlin' θ
,
Black Crow 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six χ
β, 16 36
whittle you into kindlin' θ
,
Black Crow 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six χ
β, 16 36
I'll Take New York ί ν-ι
I'll tip the newsboy ί
I'll get a shine θ
I'll ride this dream θ
to the end of the line ο
I'm going places μ
I'll take a ride κ
Up to the Riverside δ π
ρ
I'll take NY ί ν-ι
I'll let it happen ο
I'll pop the cork ί
tear off the wrapping ρ
I'll make a splash on the Hudson β
γ
that's how I will arrive ύ - ,
Hey, do you have two tens for a five? ύ,
?
Roll out the carpet π
Strike up the band ξ
break into the best β
champagne when I land ψ
Beat the parade drum α
hit all the bars υ
I want the moon and stars ί
But I'll take NY ν ν-ι
I'll make it happen ο
Blow out the candlels γ
tear off the wrappin' ρ
And I know someday θ -
they'll have to name a street after me μ
right next door to old Franklin χ τ
More Than Rain α
χ
δ (
)
This is about all the bad days in the world... ύ -
.
I used I have so little bad days and I kept to mini little bucks δ,
,
and one day I trough the ??? the yard. θ
.
Oh, just a couple little innocent bad days. ξ, -
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Well we have a big grain. θ
..
I don't now why ever growing in. ί
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But I think we used put act shows after ring, coffee grounds too. ν ,
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..
Why don't plant your bad days the growing to weeks, weeks growing to months ο
? β
,
,
Before you know you got yourself bad you. ο
,
,
...
Take it from me. δ
.
Choke those little bad days ο
!
Choke'em damn'em nothing ο
!
Where're your days - choke'em! β
-!
You choke my days - I'll choke yours. β
- !..
It's more than rain that falls on our parade tonight ύ -
, ,
it's more than thunder it's more than thunder θ
,
it's more than a bad dream now well I'm soaped ρ
,
it's more than sad times it's more than sad times θ
,
.
none of our pockets are filled with gold δ
, ,
,
nobody's caught the boquet α
We run the darkness streets of the world ο
I'm driving crazy of your γ
...
It's more than trouble but I've gun myselfing too ρ
,
it's more than woe-be-gotten grey skies now γ
none of our pockets are filled with gold δ
, ,
,
nobody's caught the boquet α
We run the darkness streets of the world ο
I'm driving crazy of your γ
...
and it's more than goodbye I have to say to you θ
,
,
it's more than woe-be-gotten grey skies now γ
and it's more than goodbye I have to say to you θ
,
,
it's more than woe-be-gotten grey skies now γ
Johnsburg, Illinois δ, θ.
μ
κ α
,
ς.
She's my only true love ξ -
she's all that I think of ξ
look here in my wallet θ
that's her ύ -
She grew up on a farm there μ
there's a place on my arm θ
where I've written her name ς
next to mine
you see I just can't ν
live without her
and I'm her only boy ν
and she grew up outside McHenry ς μγ
in Johnsburg, Illinois β δ
, θ.
Innocent When You Dream ν
,
The bats are in the belfry ν
the dew is on the moor ΰ -
where are the arms that held me ς,
and pledged her love before λ
and pledged her love before ρ
Chorus: υ:
It's such a sad old feeling θ
the fields are soft and green β
it's memories that I'm stealing σ
but you're innocent when you dream ν
,
when you dream κ
you're innocent when you dream ς
,
Running through the graveyard ο
we laughed my friends and I μ
we swore we'd be together ρ
,
until the day we died α
until the day we died α
Repeat chorus υ
I made a golden promise χ
that we would never part ί
I gave my love a locket δ
and then I broke her heart θ
and then I broke her heart θ
Repeat chorus υ
Big Black Mariah α χ
μ
Well cutting through the canebrake, rattling the sill η,
, -
Thunder that the rain makes when the shadow tops the hill δ ,
Big light on the back street, hill to ever more α
, -
Packing down the ladder with the hammer to the floor ο
Here come the Big Black Mariah, here come the Big Black Mariah η
α α μ,
α α μ
Here come the Big Black Mariah, I seen the big black Ford η
α α μ,
τ
Well he's all boxed up on a red belle dame η,
,
Hunted Black Johnny with a blind man's cane χ
δ
A yellow bullet with a rag out in the wind ζ
An old blind tiger, got an old bell Jim ξ
, δ
Here come the Big Black Mariah, here come the Big Black Mariah η
α α μ,
α α μ
Here come the Big Black Mariah, here come the big black Ford η
α α μ,
τ
Sent to the skies on a Benny Jag Blue ο
α
δ α
Off to bed without his supper like a Linda brides do α
λ
He got to do the story with the old widow Jones ξ δ
Got a wooden coat, this boy is never coming home δ
Here come the Big Black Mariah, here come the Big Black Mariah η
α α μ,
α α μ
Here come the Big Black Mariah, I seen that big black Ford η
α α μ,
τ
Cut through the canebrake, oh yeah ο
, .
Well he's all boxed up on a red belle dame η,
,
Flat Blue Johnny with a blind man's cane ο ρ δ
A hundred yellow bullets shook a rag out in the wind ρ
An old blind tiger, on a bell you win ρ
, -
.
Here come the Big Black Mariah, here come the Big Black Mariah η
α α μ,
α α μ
Here come the Big Black Mariah, here come the big black Ford η
α α μ,
τ
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Undeground ο
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Rattle Big Black Bones γ
in the Danger zone ρ
there's a rumblin' groan θ
down below ς -
there's a big dark town γ
it's a place I've found ί
there's a world going on ξ
Underground ο
they're alive, they're awake ξ
,
while the rest of the world is asleep β ,
below the mine shaft roads β
it will all unfold θ
there's a world going on ύ
Underground ο
all the roots hang down κ
swing from town to town γ
they are marching around ς
down under your boots ο
all the trucks unload ν
beyond the gopher holes β
there's a world going on ύ
Underground ο
Yesterday Is Here κ
If you want money in your pocket ς
and a top hat on your head θ
a hot meal on your table γ
and a blanket on your bed θ
.
well today is grey skies ρ
tomorrow is tears ΰ
you'll have to wait til yesterday is here ς
Well I'm going to New York City χ ,
ν-ι-ρ
and I'm leaving on a train ί
,
and if you want to stay behind and θ
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wait til I come back again ς
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well today is grey skies ρ
tomorrow is tears ΰ
you'll have to wait til yesterday is here ς
If you want to go θ
where the rainbows end ς,
you'll have to say goodbye ς
all our dreams come true β
baby up ahead ς,
,
and it's out where your memories lie ς,
well the road's out before me χ ,
and the moon is shining bright ν
what I want you to remember χ ,
as I disappear tonight ς,
today is grey skies ρ
tomorrow's tears ΰ
you'll have to wait til yesterday is here ς
you'll have to wait til yesterday is here ς
Ruby's Arms π π
i will leave behind all of my clothes, ξ
i wore when i was with you,
all I need's my railroad boots, λ
,
and my leather jacket, δ
as i say goodbye to ruby's arms, β
although my heart is breaking, υ
i will steal away out through your blinds, ί
for soon you will be waking. ο
the morning light has washed your face, β
and everything is turning blue now, ρ
hold on to your pillow case ς
there's nothing i can do now, ρ
as i say goodbye to ruby's arms, ί
you'll find another soldier, β
and i swear to god by christmastime θ π
there will be someone else to hold you. β
the only thing i'm taking is ί
the scarf off of your clothesline,
i'll hurry past your chest of drawers, θ
and your broken window chimes, ρ
as i say goodbye i'll say goodbye, ί ,
say goodbye to ruby's arms. ρ .
i'll feel my way down the darken hall, μ
,
and out into the morning,
the hobos at the freight yards, α
have kept their fires burning, ξ
so jesus christ this goddamn rain, ξ,
,
,
will someone put me on a train, ο
i'll never kiss your lips again, ν
or break your heart, θ
as i say goodbye i'll say goodbye, ί , , ,
say goodbye to ruby's arms. ρ .
Red Shoes by the Drugstore κ
She wore red shoes by the drugstore β
as the rain splashed the nickel ο
ν
spilled like chablis along the midway ο .
theres a little bluejay κ-
in a red dress, on a sad night β
,
,
one straw in a rootbeer ρ
,
a compact with a cracked mirror ο
,
and a bottle of evening in paris perfume θ .
he told her to wait in by the magazines ξ
he had to take care of some buisness it seems ξ -
,
,
bring a raincoat and a suitcase β
and your dark eyes θ
and wear those red shoes θ
theres a dark huddle at the bus stop ς
umbrellas arranged in a sad bouquet β
li'l cesaer got caught λ φ
,
he was going down to second ν
he was cooled θ
.
changing stations on the chamber ο
to steal a diamond σ
from a jewelry store for his baby θ
.
he loved the way she looked in those red shoes ξ,
.
she waited by the drugstore ξ
,
cesaer had never been this late before δ
and the dogs bayed the moon ρ
and rattled their chains θ
and the cold jingle of taps in a puddle κ
was the burglar alarm α
snitching on ceasar ο φ
now the rain washes memories from the sidewalks ρ
and the hounds splash down the nickel θ
ν
,
full of soldiers
,
and santa claus is drunk in the ski room θ
δ
μ,
and it's christmas eve in a sad cafe ρ
when the moon gets this way ξ ,
there's a little blue jay κ-
by the newstand
wearing red shoes
so meet me tonight by the drugstore ς
we're goin out tonight θ
wear your red shoes θ
Falling Down ο
I have come 500 miles just to see a halo ί
500 ,
Come from St. Petersburg, Scarlett and me θ ρ-ο
ρ
Well I open my eyes, I was blind as can be χ , ,
,
When you give a man luck, he must fall in the sea ε
,
And she wants you to steal and get caught θ
,
For she loves you for all that you are not ς , -
When you're falling down, falling down κ
,
When you're falling down, falling down, falling down κ
,
You forget all the roses, don't come around on Sunday ς
,
She's not gonna choose you for standing so tall δ
Go on and take a swig of that poison and like it ο,
And don't ask for silverware, don't ask for nothing θ
,
Go on and put your ear to the ground ο,
You know you will be hearing that sound......falling down. θ
, -
You're falling down, falling down ς
,
Falling down, Falling down, falling down ο
,
,
When you're falling down, falling down, falling down κ
,
Go on down and see that wrecking ball come swinging on along ο ,
Everyone knew that hotel was a goner θ
,
They broke all the windows, they took all the door knobs ξ
,
And they hauled it away in a couple of days θ
Now someone yell timber and take off your hat ς
-
,
It's a lot smaller down here on the ground ύ
You're falling down, falling down, falling down ς
,
Falling down, falling down, falling down ο
,
,
Someone's falling down, falling down, falling down χ
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,
Falling down, falling down, falling down ο
,
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