Jockey Full Of Bourbon Lyrics by Tom Waits

(from the album Rain Dogs)

Jockey Full Of Bourbon Lyrics

Edna Million in a drop dead suit
Dutch pink on a downtown train
Two dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot
I'm in the corner in the pouring rain
16 men on a deadman's chest
And I've been drinking from a broken cup
2 pairs of pants and a mohair vest
I'm full of bourbon; I can't stand up.
Chorus:
Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on the fire; your children all alone
Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on the fire; your children all alone
Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgan's head
And I've been stepping on the devil's tail
Across the stripes of a full moon's head
Through the bars of a Cuban jail
Bloody fingers on a purple knife
A flamingo drinking from a coctail glass
I'm on the lawn with somebody else's wife
Come admire the view from up on top of the mast
Chorus
Yellow sheets in a Hong Kong bed
Stazybo horn and a Slingerland ride
To the carnival is what she said
A hundred dollars makes it dark inside

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Other Lyrics from Rain Dogs

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2. Anywhere I Lay My Head Lyrics
3. Big Black Mariah Lyrics
4. Blind Love Lyrics
5. Bride of Rain Dog Lyrics
6. Cemetery Polka Lyrics
7. Clap Hands Lyrics
8. Diamonds & Gold Lyrics
9. Downtown Train Lyrics
10. Gun Street Girl Lyrics
11. Hang Down Your Head Lyrics
12. Midtown Lyrics
13. Rain Dogs Lyrics
14. Singapore Lyrics
15. Tango Till They're Sore Lyrics
16. Time Lyrics
17. Union Square Lyrics
18. Walking Spanish Lyrics

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