Tom Waits - In The Neighborhood Lyrics






Well the eggs chase the bacon
round the fryin' pan
and the whinin' dog pidgeons
by the steeple bell rope
and the dogs tipped the garbage pails
over last night
and there's always construction work
bothering you
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood

Friday's a funeral
and Saturday's a bride
Sey's got a pistol on the register side
and the goddamn delivery trucks
they make too much noise
and we don't get our butter
delivered no more
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood

Well Big Mambo's kicking
his old grey hound
and the kids can't get ice cream
'cause the market burned down
and the newspaper sleeping bags
blow down the lane
and that goddamn flatbed's
got me pinned in again
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood

There's a couple Filipino girls
gigglin' by the church
and the windoe is busted
and the landlord ain't home
and Butch joined the army
yea that's where he's been
and the jackhammer's diggin'
up the sidewalks again
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood





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  1. a.... ....

    I can't figure out the video:
    Is Tom walking in front of a projection screen or is he with the parade itself.
    There'a weird trippy distorted look about this video... a fisheye lens maybe?
    First saw it when Paul Young Guest VJed MTV around 1985.

  2. N.... C....

    1983...

  3. �.... H....

    God. I used to cringe when MTV would play this shit in the 80s. I had forgotten all about it until I heard it playing in a Starbucks. Fuck you Starbucks. Now this stupid song is stuck in my head.

  4. U.... ....

    Every song he writes is like a Steinbeck novel.

  5. m.... h....

    these lyrics are beautiful

  6. V.... L....

    If this video and this song, not bring a tear to your eye, nothing will, I guess.

  7. J.... a....

    What happened to the song Johanasberg

  8. B.... I....

    Magical.
    Video by Francis Coppola.
    In between the Tulsa pictures.

    B.... I....

    @Baby Irene. Is that true? Never knew that! Thanks for the info.

  9. M.... ....

    Excellent and sad.

  10. s.... j....

    Tom Waits and this is one of the best.

  11. b.... s....

    Treasure

  12. a.... ....

    https://getbehindthemule.wordpress.com/page/4/


    How I came to scout and work on this music video for Tom Waits.

  13. E.... V....

    Tribute to Tom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCk-12SOY0A

  14. w.... ....

    I don't know if it's the out of place seeming fish eye lens or the mass amount of interesting extras, but this has to be one of my favorite music videos. Not necessarily just by Tom.

  15. G.... S....

    The weirdest, craziest and best drum major ever... Tom is perfect in everything/in a league of his own as usual.

  16. D.... W....

    Greatest MTV ever made or what!

  17. F.... l....

    Angelo Rossitto the little guy sitting on chair on top of the mule playing the little accordion appeared on Tom Waits "Swordfishtrombones" (1983) album cover and The Rolling Stones "Exile on Main Street" (1972) album cover.

  18. G.... o....

    Best Tom Waites ever! Love it until today. He was support for Frank Zappa, does anybody remember this?

  19. D.... W....

    Who the hell are the 22 people that don't like this?

  20. b.... s....

    If this song and video aren't they should be saved in the Library of Congress as a national art treasure. There is something about the song that bring tears to my eyes.

  21. R.... M....

    Happy Birthday Genius 2018 xxxx

  22. C.... C....

    日本つづく・・・

  23. C.... C....

    Majestic teamwork, the great tom waits 👌

  24. S.... M....

    I love his PT Barnum vibe. This film clip is very trippy. Reminds me if that old black and white movie call freaks i think.

    S.... M....

    Todd Browning's classic "Freaks". I see the vibe.

  25. M.... ....

    Well, the eggs chase the bacon round the fryin' pan
    And the whinin' dog pigeons by the steeple bell rope
    And the dogs tipped the garbage pails over last night
    And there's always construction work bothering you
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood
    Well, Friday's a funeral and Saturday's a bride
    Sey's got a pistol on the register side
    And the goddamn delivery trucks, they make too much noise
    And we don't get our butter delivered no more
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood
    Well, Big Mambo's kicking his old greyhound
    And the kids can't get ice cream 'cause the market burned down
    And the newspaper sleeping bags blow down the lane
    And that goddamn flatbed's got me pinned in again
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood
    There's a couple Filipino girls gigglin' by the church
    And the window is busted and the landlord ain't home
    And Butch joined the army, yeah, that's where he's been
    And the jackhammer's diggin' up the sidewalks again
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood
    In the neighborhood

    M.... ....

    what the hell are whinin' dog pigeons?

  26. A.... ....

    Trumpy's Military Parade LOL

  27. V.... B....

    pure genius ..Tom's a journey , are you ready ?

  28. M.... D....

    Génie c'est tout

  29. r.... j....

    Ha ! When I first discovered this song I was just floored! Tom really commits to his vision! Conviction! A big key to life at it’s finest! … Be true to your roots! Be proud of your heritage … Thank you Tom …….

  30. s.... ....

    Hey Adolf, do you know who was born on April 20th?

  31. l.... ....

    Brilliant. Absolutely, unmistakably brilliant.

  32. l.... ....

    this reminds me of bywater nola. r.i.p.

  33. J.... D....

    the old guy in the white with black spotted coat was my Penn State Prof in 83. He was a poet.

  34. A.... Z....

    I fucking love Tom Waits. Some of his tracks if not most are awful. But, if you "Wait" you'll find at least one that makes the whole purchase worthwhile. This one sold me on my purchase of swordfishtrombones. I hope i can see you live before you pass Tom.

  35. r.... j....

    Ha ha - Love the lyrics - Thank you universe for Tom Waits … Hope we get to see him live someday!

  36. G.... S....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iWl5jbxNyE

  37. W.... B....

    I don't know what it is, but there's something about this song and the video that I really like.

    W.... B....

    It's simply the most beautiful piece of music ever written, on par only with Mozart's Zauberfloete.

  38. M.... H....

    WOW!!!! FINALY I FOUND THIS PRIMAL ART FINEST!!!! CONGRATULATIONS FOR EVER AND EVER...MR.TOM WAITS!!!!
    HY FROM BRAZIL, SOUTH LATINA AMERICAN, SÃO PAULO

  39. A.... R....

    Tremendous song....and that video clip???? Damn, the best ever.

  40. A.... B....

    The kind of funeral parade I would like to have, saw a funeral director the other week and said I want it to be simple, just a cardboard casket with a one rope handle. To which he replied, "Why ?' Gave him the following reply, "If Jesus could drag a wooden cross, then I can drag a cardboard casket !'. The rest has been taken care of, the band is organized, the mini pies and sausage rolls with ketchup and a case of Rum. Can't give you the date yet, but you're most welcome along to celebrate.

  41. D.... H....

    Tom waits if a genius.that's it.

  42. T.... C....

    Totally remember MTV playing this in the 80's!
    xoxo The Clarences

    T.... C....

    YES! I remember getting excited and thought that Waits was going to be as big as I thought he should be, like Madonna and Michael Jackson....thank god, he never left our own little neighborhood.

  43. G.... C....

    Wow! How many hallucinogens has Tom Waits done? This dude trips me out..

    G.... C....

    None. This to Tom Waits is what he calls...a Tuesday.

  44. M.... A....

    Tom's MV video 'In the neighborhood' grew out of the album cover production 'Swordfishtrombones'. Cast and produced in L.A. in 1983. w/ Michael A. Russ Assoc.Dir/Choreographer. Shot and co directed by Haskell Wexler.

  45. V.... S....

    vizinhança,amizades.E loucura(da bôa)

  46. r.... ....

    So, there I was, in London in the mid-80s and I'm watching a music show on Channel 4, when on comes this video and it changed my life forever.

    r.... ....

    Only pure genious can do that

    r.... ....

    That’s the way it goes - one doesn’t discover Tom Waits, he has to find you first.

    r.... ....

    1988 on Much Music in Canada. Exact same thing. Tom found me then. What are the chances of ever seeing him play live now?

    r.... ....

    Same here, on an italian music channel which had nothing to do with this kind of music...

  47. L.... G....

    Great song.

  48. b.... b....

    damn.....this guy really put his heart and soul into this song!!

    b.... b....

    You can tell because of his movement

  49. c.... ....

    Love the video. Not a fan of Adolf though.

  50. Z.... ....

    new beginning for tom waits was this. didnt know there was a music video

  51. �.... ....

    PVも曲も大好き。

  52. J.... W....

    The original Arcade Fire

    J.... W....

    In that they have a carnivalesque element too?

  53. g.... s....

    The little rascals have grown up and have gotten a little bit arty, but that's ok.

  54. D.... B....

    Replace "In the neighborhood" with 'murcia and its quite the 4th of July song

  55. j.... ....

    jah, stuermenfreudan das friggenshavin, kleine waitsenhavin. dankey-shown.

  56. D.... R....

    My best friend is at 0:40 smoking a cig. GG Eric

    D.... R....

    I know you wrote you comment 2 years ago but I just saw it. I love how your friend looks like he's not quite sure what he's witnessing. I've always wondered where this video was shot? Where is THIS neighborhood?

  57. M.... ....

    Funny, I never woulda pegged Adolf Hitler as a Tom Waits fan.

  58. D.... B....

    That was rather cool . I like Swordfish Trombones ,but I did not think there was video.

  59. C.... ....

    The guy in the fur coat is Captain Beefheart.

    C.... ....

    @hecubot
    Wow. I was convinced that was Don. He looks just like him! The fancy fur coat also seems like something Beefheart would wear. Maybe he snuck through under an alias! 

    C.... ....

    Sorry, but I've gone vegan.

    C.... ....

    Well, Waits' later career was all about absconding Beefheart's sound and making it more commercially successful, so why not throw a look-alike into the mix. Don't get me wrong - it still like Tom's stuff very much, but it's as obvious as a nose on an anteater's mug.

    C.... ....

    No its not

    C.... ....

    There's an influence. But then Captain Beefheart got his sound from Howlin' Wolf, so everyone borrows.

  60. k.... g....

    nice tune

  61. W.... J....

    This is my favorite Tom Waits song.

  62. c.... ....

    This may sound stupid, but I think that's as close as Tom's ever gotten to a conventional song. (Not that he should ever be conventional).

    c.... ....

    check out his album Closing Time.

    c.... ....

    +chuckiejay - until you listen to the lyrics, because those are as weird as they always are with Tom!

    c.... ....

    +chuckiejay

    Apparently you've never heard "Downtown Train" or "Old '55."

    c.... ....

    @hecubot Yeah...he's got some straight, almost pop-like melodies on a few. This was interesting because it was on MTv - think we dodged a bullet that no one of that commercial retention pond took note.

  63. K.... C....

    not great copy but pretty special tune.

  64. M.... S....

    I fell so deep.. I think his my frend.. his mine ,, fuck U all..

  65. I.... S....

    Can't watch video,'cause of the name of the loser who put it up.Fuckhead!!!!Pax to all from 73soulboy.Xxx.

  66. i.... g....

    came for TOM Waits had to leave because of the user name - looser

    i.... g....

    haha looks like you and nazis have something on common

    i.... g....

    something about a rose, and a name, and a sweetly scent. It's not as it means, but as the reader has bent. 

    i.... g....

    It's "loser," not "looser..." dipshit.

    i.... g....

    Shut up you triggered jew and listen to the goddamn music

  67. M.... A....

    HD at last! ♥

  68. G.... ....

    sheer genius

    G.... ....

    +gewglesux
    I forget where i saw it but there was a explanation on how this video was made.. again... Pure genius.

  69. j.... ....

    lol @ claiming that this is in HD

  70. A.... B....

    WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL VIDEO. I HAD TO LOOK UP WHO DIRECTED THIS AND SURE ENOUGH IT WAS ACCLAIMED CINEMATOGRAPHER HAXEL WEXLER. 

  71. t.... g....

    Even Richard Dawkins will agree ....there is a god ........yes ...the genious of Tom