Not too keen on the vid itself. It's technically competent but thematically unrelated to what Waits is singing about. However, many thanks to the artist for posting up a crisp, clear version of the song.
Anyway, Waits grinds it out like an old machine driven too hard, too often, tearing itself apart, so turn it up loud.
"Pregnant women and Vietnam Vets
Beggin’ on the freeway ‘bout as hard as it gets.
..."
Welcome back to the future, kids.
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Here's the complete lyrics courtesy of lyricsdomain.com:
Well I woke up this morning
With the cold water
With the cold water
With the cold water
Woke up this morning
With the cold water
With the cold water
With the cold
Police at the station
And they don't look friendly
Well they don't look friendly
Well they don't look friendly
Police at the station
And they don't look friendly
They don't look friendly well
They don't
Blind or crippled
Sharp or dull
I'm reading the Bible
By a 40 watt bulb
What price freedom
Dirt is my rug
Well I sleep like a baby
With the snakes and the bugs
Well the stores are open
But I ain't got no money
I ain't got no money
Stores are open but I
Ain't got no money
Ain't got no money
Well I ain't
Found an old dog
And he seems to like me
Seems to like me
Well he seems to like me
Found an old dog and he
Seems to like me
Seems to like me
Well he seems
Seen them fellows
with the card board signs
Scrapin up a little $
To buy a bottle of wine
Pregnant women and
The Vietnam vets I say
Beggin on the freeway
Bout as hard as it gets
Well I slept in the graveyard
It was cool and still
Cool and still
It was cool and still
Slept in the graveyard
It was cool and still
Cool and still and it
Was cool
Slept all night in the Cedar grove
I was born to ramble
Born to rove
Some men are searchin for the
Holy Grail
But there ain't nothin sweeter
Than ridin the rails
I love 47 but I'm 24
Well they shooed me away
From here the time before
Turned there their backs
And they locked their doors
I'm watching T.V. in
The window of a furniture store
Well I woke up this morning
With the cold water
With the cold water
With the cold water
Woke up this morning
With the cold water
With the cold water
With the cold
This illustrates something Frank Zappa once said about the electric guitar. He said he liked it 'cause it was the filthiest, nastiest, most evil sounding instrument you could play.
here's another favorite Tom Waits song,
Goin'Out West:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0-KhvrGwCU
CRANK IT UP!!!!11!!
Well I'm goin' out west
Where the wind blows tall
'Cause Tony Franciosa
Used to date my ma
They got some money out there
They're giving it away
I'm gonna do what I want
Do what I want
And I'm gonna get paid
Little brown sausages
Lying in the sand
I ain't no extra baby
I'm a leading man
Well my parole officer
WIll be proud of me
With my Olds 88
And the devil on a leash
My Olds 88
And the devil on a leash
Well I kno karate, Voodoo too
I'm gonna make myself available to you
I don't need no make up
I got real scars
I got hair on my chest
I look good without a shirt
Well I don't lose my composure
In a high speed chase
Well my friends think I'm ugly
I got a masculine face
I got some dragstrip courage
I can really drive a bed
I'm gonna change my name
To Hannibal or maybe
Just Rex
Change my name to Hannibal
Or maybe just Rex
I'm gonna drive all night
Take some speed
I'm gonna wait for the sun
To shine down on me
I cut a hole in my roof
In the shape of a heart
And I'm goin' out west
Where they'll appreciate me
Goin' out west
Goin' out west
DG, are you having trouble with HYouTube videos here? They're not even apearing, much less playing, on my blog. If you go to Youtube, they play just fine but for some reason they're not interfacing with Blogger.com.
I think I may have to go beta, since it doesn't seem to be affected by all the recent bullshit.
JP,
Off and on. Some vanish. Some only load and run 80%. Most OK.
I sense to "improvements" being made behind the scene now that it's been commoditized.
Leigh,
The castle is cable-free.
tweez & L&L,
Thanks for the lyrical update.
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