Tom Waits - Whistlin' Past The Graveyard Lyrics
well i come in on a night train
with an arm full of box cars
on the wings of a magpie
cross a hooligan night
and i busted up a chifforobe
cooked up a mess a mulligan
and got into a fight
whistlin' past the graveyard
steppin' on a crack
i'm a mean motherhubbard
papa one eyes jack
you probably seen me sleepin'
out by the railroad tracks
what about all thet smoke
come from the stack
sometimes i kill myself a jackel
suck out all the blood
steal myself a stationwagon
drivin' through the mud
whistlin' past the graveyard
steppin' on a crack
i'm mean motherhubbard
papa one eyed jack
i know you seen my headlights
and the honkin' of my horn
i'm callin' out my bloodhounds
chase the devil through the corn
last night i chugged the mississippi
now that suckers dry as a bone
born in a taxi cab
i'm never comin' home
whistlin' past the graveyard
steppin' on a crack
i'm mean motherhubbard
papa one eyed jack
myeyes have seen the glory
of the drainin' og the ditch
i only come to baton rouge
to find myself a witch
i'm-ona snatch me up a
couple of em every time itrains
you see a locomotive
probably thinkin' its a train
whistlin' past the graveyard
steppin' on a crack
i'm a mean motherhubbard
papa one eyed jack
what you think is the sunshine
is just a twinkle in my eye
that ring around my fingers
just the 4th of july
when i get a little bit lonesome
and a tear falls from my check
theres gonna be an ocean in
the middle of the week
whistlin' past the graveyard
steppin' on a crack
i'm mean motherhubbard
papa one eyed jack
i rode into town on a night train
with an arm full of box cars
on the wings of a magpie
cross a hooligan night
i'm-ona tear me off a rainbow
and wear it for a tie
i never told the truth
so i can never tell a lie
whistlin' past the graveyard
steppin' on a crack
i'm mean motherhubbard
papa one eyed jack
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Tom Waits Whistlin' Past The Graveyard Comments
The other Best song!
Man, I'll never forget hearing this album for the first time......like........WTF!!??
WTF..IS THIS!!!????
Whistlin’ past the graveyard, smoke a little crack!! 🗣💨
Whistlin' Past the Graveyard
I come in on a night train with an arm full of boxcars
on the wings of a magpie cross a hooligan night
and I busted up a chifferobe way out by the kokomo
cooked up a mess of mulligan and got into a fight
whistlin' past the graveyard steppin' on a crack
me and mother hubbard papa one-eyed Jack
you probably seen me sleepin out by the railroad tracks
go on and ask the prince of darkness
what about all that smoke come from the stack
sometimes I kill myself a jackal suck out all the blood
steal myself a station wagon drivin' through the mud
I'm gonna be whistlin' past the graveyard steppin' on a crack
me and mother hubbard papa one-eyed Jack
I know you seen my headlights and the honkin of my horn
I'm callin out my bloodhounds chase the devil through the corn
last night I chugged the Mississippi now that suckers dry as a bone
I was born in a taxi cab I'm never goin home
Whistlin' past the graveyard steppin' on a crack
me and mother hubbard Papa one-eyed Jack
my eyes have seen the glory of the draining of the ditch
I only come to Baton Rouge I gotta find myself a witch
I'm gonna snatch me up a couple of em every time it rains
you'll see a locomotive probably thinkin its a train
whistlin' past the graveyard steppin' on a crack
me and mother hubbard Papa one-eyed Jack
what you think is the sunshine is just a twinkle in my eye
that ring around my fingers called the fourth of July
when I get a little bit lonesome and a tear falls from my cheek
there's gonna be an ocean in the middle of the week
whistlin' past the graveyard steppin' on a crack
me and mother hubbard Papa one-eyed Jack
I come into town on a night train with an arm full of boxcars
on the wings of a magpie cross a hooligan night
I'm gonna tear me off a rainbow and wear it for a tie
I never told the truth so I can never tell a lie
whistlin' past the graveyard steppin' on a crack
me and mother hubbard Papa one-eyed Jack
whistle past the graveyard
(idiomatic, US) To attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome. (From wikitionary)
Thanks a lot! (anyway)
holy shit listening to this stoned as fuck at the moment, this is AMAZING! vocally and lyrically brilliant.. NOVEMBER 2018 anyone?
I can drink two pints of whiskey and still not sound as sandpaper-y as Tom Waits. People may ask why I drink so much liquor and I tell 'em "I'm whistlin' past the graveyard, Steppin' on a crack, A mean Motherfucker (in keeping with modern profanity), Papa one-eyed Jack"
He once admitted in an interview that he "barked through closed vocal chords" pretty much did that until the damage was permanent and got this godly gruff voice to love
Harold Baptiste on piano.
This is a Screamin' Jay Hawkins song, are you guys aware?
+Patrick Harte Ha!
Ummmmmm.. yeah.
That's a no, bud.
https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/161500
Originally released on 'Blue Valentine', by Tom Waits.
+MaggotCinema nice try bud
MaggotCinema, haha you're funny
I'd replace the chocolates by a bottle of bourbon and a pack of smokes really
I wish I could write songs like this. A real soundtrack to your own movie.
"I never told the truth so I can never tell a lie"
I fucking love this man
One of best. I love that line.😎
Back in '71 or '72 I had a friend, Pete B., that opened the first "LEGAL" tattoo parlor in Orange Park, FL by Daytona Beach where I got my first tattoo listening 2 Tom Waits. I love 2 hear him sing , I just can't get enough of his music!!! I would like 2 thank You Tube , cause if EVER there was a TIME MACHINE THIS IS IT !!!!!!
yeahhhhhhhhhh great song great vocal