Tom Waits - Jesus Gonna Be Here Lyrics






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 vow
And a lullaby for my brow
Jesus gonna be here
Be here soon

Well I'm just gonna wait here
I don't have to shout
I have no reason and
I have no doubt
I'm gonna get myself
Unfurled from this mortal coiled up world
Because Jesus gonna be here
Be here soon

I got to keep my eyes open
So I can see my Lord
I'm gonna watch the horizon
For a brand new Ford

I can hear him rolling on down the lane
I said Hollywood be thy name
Jesus gonna be
Gonna be here soon

Well I've been faithful
And I've been so good
Except for drinking
But he new that I would
I'm gonna leave this place better
Than the way I found it was
And Jesus gonna be here
Be here soon





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  1. M.... P....

    Going out west

  2. J.... B....

    What's up with Tom and the moon?

  3. 5.... ....

    I can't believe this is literally Tom singing! He's emulated the southern black blues singer perfectly, with every nuance down pat, in a fashion like nothing short of a savant.

  4. g.... �....

    His broðer is her Davit,Jesus was

  5. S.... A....

    Well, jesus gonna be here
    he gonna be here soon (yeah)
    he's gonna cover us up with leaves
    with a blanket from the moon (yeah)
    with a promise and a vow
    and a lullaby for my brow
    well, jesus gonna be here
    gonna be here soon
    Well i'm just gonna do nothing and wait here
    i don't have to shout
    i've got no reason
    and i've got no doubt
    i'm gonna get myself unfurled
    from this mortal coiled up world
    jesus gonna be here
    gonna be here soon
    I got to keep my eyes, to keep em wide open
    so i can see my lord
    i'm gonna watch the horizon.
    for a brand new ford
    well I can hear him rolling on down the lane
    i said hallowed be thy name
    'cause jesus gonna be
    gonna be here soon
    Well i've got to keep myself, i've keep myself faithful
    and you know that i've been so good
    except for drinking
    but he knew that i would
    when i'm gonna leave this place better
    than the way i found that it was
    and jesus gonna be here
    he be here soon

    S.... A....

    *Hollywood be thy name

  6. B.... B....

    I love this song

  7. M.... S....

    Christ almighty! Bunch of whining little bitches. You can't be happy with anything can you? It doesn't matter how we all got here. All that matters is that we are fucking here, which would make Tom happy if he were still with us today. At least we've got a media platform such as You Tube. If you don't like it, then go back to 1993. God damn.

  8. W.... ....

    I played this to my Mum one day 20 years ago and asked her she thought was singing it. To this day, she’s still guessing!

  9. P.... E....

    Tom has one of the most emotional , expressive singing voices out there. His lyrics, topics he writes about in his songs are astounding. A real asset to humanity.

  10. K.... W....

    This song just rocks my soul. Amen Amen Amen

  11. J.... G....

    I heard that 😎🤘

  12. M.... K....

    CANDY Panama, VIVI. Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3 - Ian Dury. Cheque it. Out.

  13. M.... K....

    CANDY Panama, VIVI, VIVI, CANDY Panama, Contact. Fcebook. mojique MK. Youtube vid. Kickstart.

  14. J.... J....

    jeebus gone be hyah, oh yeaas

  15. M.... a....

    Well, I've got to keep myself, got to keep myself faithful
    And you know that I've been so good
    Except for drinking
    But he knew that I would, yeah
    And when I'm gonna leave this place better
    Than the way I found that it was
    And Jesus gonna be here
    Gonna be here soon, yeah

  16. W.... W....

    Gods away on business my favorite .

  17. T.... ....

    Good afternoon from Singapore! I wish you'd have a nice day =)

  18. B.... ....

    it's true.  I am from the future.  God bless you all  Christ Jesus is the Lord

  19. �.... �....

    Άντε πιαστον!!! αγνό πρωτόλειο gospel

  20. T.... S....

    He is COMING and your knee will bow down.

  21. N.... P....

    Bluscina !

  22. A.... D....

    Hollywood be thy name

    A.... D....

    Alex Desmall -
    Hallowed

  23. C.... T....

    Going from the ad. Soulless corporations to the complete opposite. Wonderful

  24. L.... ....

    True Blood brought me here.

  25. M.... H....

    1:12 Black John Carradine

    M.... H....

    Marvin Harrison Smith II
    Haha I see it. Half of the people listening to this probably don't know who Carradine is though.

  26. j.... ....

    TRUE BLOOD

    j.... ....

    jhenysxwjx What?

  27. J.... B....

    My favorite Tom song - never get tired of it.

    J.... B....

    Even the cough at the end just makes it.

  28. S.... J....

    great video, I need.to.initiate u

  29. B.... C....

    'Hollywood be thy name'... brilliant

  30. 3.... ....

    Awesome video. Well done

  31. R.... ....

    I remember this song on hit radio on a program where the DeeJays could play their personal favorite tunes and I went "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT, SO AWESOME!"

    Bought "Bone machine" soon after and never regretted doing so.

  32. a.... ....

    Every street corner should have a scruffy man with a guitar singing this song. Every mall/walmart should have about five of them walking around aimlessly with there guitars and blown out voices... There should be a line of them at the door of every fast food joint, taking turns getting kicked out.... Every public restroom with more than one toilet should have a stall occupied by a man pooping while playing/singing this.... And they should sing it in church between Black Sabbath songs.... If I were king, I'd mandate these things and then hand over the thrown to a parrot or an emu... something along those lines...

    a.... ....

    what kid?

    a.... ....

    Lost at the bottom of the world is agood squeul

    a.... ....

    I'd vote for ya if u run for king.

    a.... ....

    Tell them to learn 'Tabletop Joe'!

  33. j.... t....

    absolutely f   in amazing     now thats an artist

  34. T.... S....

    That cough at the end is the best!  :D

  35. p.... ....

    probably my favorite waits song ever. i fucking love his lisp.

  36. E.... R....

    Tom Waits brought me here, ages before 'True Bluch' started doing the rounds.
    Hollywood be thy name.... lol

    E.... R....

    Eugene Rudman -
    Hallowed

  37. M.... T....

    Stunning voice

    M.... T....

    Bjørn Åsmund Vaa exactly

  38. K.... P....

    Channeling his inner black spiritual self, get it TOM!  Hell yes!

    K.... P....

    Pickin is hard work

  39. T.... S....

    "True Blood" brought me here too...from Greece

  40. S.... W....

    Get down.  Get way down.

  41. r.... g....

    TRUE BLOOD BITCH REPRESENT!!

    r.... g....

    reginald grays What?

  42. C.... F....

    WOW, I am so glad for the internet I would have never heard this Awesome song "Jesus Gonna be here". Tom Waits is Amazing Artist.

  43. 9.... ....

    This is gonna be played on True Blood, right?

  44. i.... ....

    Love it.

  45. s.... k....

    Great sounds. Great vid. The bad ol' times with the new.

  46. S.... D....

    I just love the fact that it kinda seems like it was recorded in basement or smth!

    S.... D....

    Nice name... It was recorded in the old cement hatchery rooms of the cellar of the studio...

  47. w.... ....

    I've heard that one before. I'm not sure that's what he was getting at, that's far too round about.

  48. i.... ....

    it actually does if you know your facts, heath ledger used tom waits as inspiration for his role as the joker in the movie the dark knight

    not that i agree with him

  49. w.... ....

    You're comment makes no sense. Not sure you need to hear that but just in case.

  50. Z.... L....

    cof cof... Nice.