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The captain is a one-armed dwarf, he's throwing dice along the wharf In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king, so take this ring We sail tonight for Singapore, we're all as mad as hatters here I've fallen for a tawny Moor, took off to the land of Nod Drank with all the Chinamen, walked the sewers of Paris I drank along a colored wind, I dangled from a rope of sand You must say goodbye to me -- Tom Waits, Singapore |
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i guess you heard about nash he was killed in a crash hell that must of been two or three years ago now yea he spun out and he rolled he hit a telephone pole and he died with the radio on no she's married and with a kid finally split up with sid he's up north for a nickle's worth for armed robbery hey i'll play you some pin ball hell you ain't got a chance well then go on over and ask her to dance -- Tom Waits, A Sight for Sore Eye |
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Close your eyes for your eyes will only tell the truth And the truth isn't what you want to see In the dark it is easy to pretend That the truth is what it ought to be -- Charles Hart, Music of the Night From the musical The Phantom of the Opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. |
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And a song that we'd never heard A song of a little bird That fell in love with a whale He said, 'You cannot live in the ocean' And she said to him 'You never can live in the sky' But the ocean is filled with tears And the sea turns into a mirror There's a whale in the moon when it's clear And a bird on the tide -- Tom Waits/Kathleen Brennan, Fish and Bird |
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I was dreaming in my dreaming of an aspect bright and fair and my sleeping it was broken but my dream it lingered near in the form of shining valleys where the pure air recognized and my senses newly opened I awakened to the cry -- Patti Smith, People Have The Power |
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Did her green eyes seduce you and make you get so weak? Was there fire engine red that she left upon your cheek? It's such a shame you had to break the heart You could have counted on but the last thing you need is another Episode of blonde -- Elvis Costello, Episode of Blonde |
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Outside another yellow moon Has punched a hole in the nighttime, yes I climb through the window and down to the street I'm shining like a new dime The downtown trains are full with all of those Brooklyn girls They try so hard to break out of their little worlds Well you wave your hand and they scatter like crows They have nothing that will ever capture your heart They're just thorns without the rose Be careful of them in the dark -- Tom Waits, Downtown Train |
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Sundays on the phone to Monday Tuesdays on the phone to me. She said she'd always been a dancer She worked at fifteen clubs a day And though she thought I knew the answer Well I knew I could not say. -- The Beatles, She Came In Through The Bathroom Window |
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We walked him to the station in the rain We kissed him as we put him on the train And we sang him a song of times long gone Though we knew that wed be seeing him again (far away) sad to say I must be on my way So buy me beer and whiskey cause Im going far away (far away) Id like to think of me returning when I can To the greatest little boozer and to sally maclennane -- Pogues, Sally MacLennane |
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Bang bang, he shot me down Bang bang, I hit the ground Bang bang, that awful sound Bang bang, my baby shot me down... -- Nancy Sinatra, Bang Bang |
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Down by the Riverside motel, It's 10 below and falling By a 99 cent store she closed her eyes And started swaying But it's so hard to dance that way When it's cold and there's no music Well your old hometown is so far away But, inside your head there's a record That's playing, a song called -- Tom Waits, Hold On |
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It's such a sad old feeling the fields are soft and green it's memories that I'm stealing but you're innocent when you dream -- Tom Waits, Innocent When You Dream. |