Waits, Tom - 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 on 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

Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, your children are alone
Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, your children are 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 cocktail glass
I'm on the lawn with someone else's wife
Come admire the view from up on top of the mast

Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, your children are alone
Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, your children are alone

I said, hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, your children are alone
Hey little bird, fly away home
House is on fire, your children are alone

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

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 on the pouring rain

Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, your children are alone
Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, your children are alone





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  1. S.... C....

    the film wasn't very good fake as f but the song is great. watch with new eyes.

  2. M.... ....

    BON SANG

  3. L.... ....

    black books riffleri
    rahatladım teşekkürler
    tom bekler

  4. L.... ....

    I'm not suprised Waits and Jarmusch works together.

  5. G.... E....

    Brilliant tracking shots from Down by Law, directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Tom Waits of course.

  6. S.... L....

    Un film excellent !

  7. J.... S....

    One of the great movie openings!

  8. S.... 1....

    Hej ptaszku mam wiadomość złą,twój dom sie pali a dzieci same są

  9. M.... Z....

    Who falled in love with this scene?

  10. T.... A....

    Birazdan dersim başlayacak. Okuldayım dersi bekliyorum. Haftaya her gün vizelerim var. Ben bu şarkıyı dinleyip mutlu oluyorum. YAŞASIN MÜZİK DİNLEMEK 😍😁

    T.... A....

    Film de iyiydi..

  11. N.... S....

    The great American poet, song writer, cool dude!

  12. L.... ....

    I feel like those two are great for each other

  13. B.... ....

    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 on the pouring rain
    Sixteen men on a dead man's chest
    I been drinking from the broken cup
    Two pairs of pants and a mohair vest
    I'm full of bourbon and I can't stand up
    Hey little bird, fly away home
    Your house is on fire, your children alone
    Hey little bird, you fly away home
    Your house is on fire, your children alone
    Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgan's head
    I'm stepping on the devil's tail
    Across the stripes of a full moon's head
    All through the bar's of a Cuban jail
    Bloody finger's on a purple knife
    Flamingo drinking from a cocktail glass
    I'm on the lawn with someone else's wife
    Admire the view from the top of the mast
    Hey little bird, fly away home
    Your house is on fire, your children alone
    Hey little bird, fly away home
    Your house is on fire, your children alone
    Yellow sheets on a Hong Kong bed
    Stazybo horn and a slingerland ride
    To the carnival is what she said
    A couple hundred dollars makes it dark inside
    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 on the pouring rain
    Hey little bird, fly away home
    Your house is on fire, your children alone
    Hey little bird, fly away home
    Your house is on fire, Children Alone
    Hey little bird, fly away home
    Your house is on fire, children alone
    Hey little bird, fly away home
    Your house is on fire, your children alone

    B.... ....

    If I could write like this guy I wouldn't be watching youtube...

  14. b.... c....

    An amazing song that i wish Waits didn't whisper sing

  15. k.... ....

    Some great shots of the old Ninth Ward in New Orleans (circa mid '80s)...this area got flooded out and destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, now it's become whitewashed and 'gentrified'

  16. m.... ....

    This is my desert island disc. It is also the first track on my favourite movie,Things to do in Denver,when you're dead.

  17. t.... k....

    ダウンバイロー

  18. J.... P....

    Things to do in Denver when you're dead

  19. k.... ....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_io-LDYSvxw das ist meine Version. // this is my version

  20. t.... h....

    Watched this movie 21 times the best most brilliant piece of art

    t.... h....

    tamas horvath if you love the photography and realistic simplicity of this film, watch La Haine. Very very similar and is a brilliant nod to this film, and some aspects of Scorsese and spike Lee. Down by Law is a masterpiece, but undoubtedly you would love La Haine, it's actually my all time favourite film.

    t.... h....

    @san sa to the contrary...pay close attention to the cinematography.

    Also when zak walks into his room, there's writing on the wall that says like "doesn't matter how you fall...its the sudden hit" or something.

    And the tagline speech said 3 times through la Haine is "l'importance , cest pas la chute. Cest l'atterrisage. (translation: it doesn't matter how you fall...its the landing".

    And also compare the introductory black screens at the beginning. Very parallel. Tons and tons of tiny details. Check out la Haine again, bro. Mathieu himself even said he got a bit of inspiration from Jim Jarmusch (spelling?), as well as spike Lee (do the right thing), and lots of taxi driver/ DeNiro references..ex) astérix with the Russian roulette (deer hunter), the mirror scene (taxi driver) , smoking in the theatre (cape fear). I think it could be fair to say Mathieu had taken various inspirations from those 3 directors and DeNiro to create his masterpiece

    t.... h....

    @san sa also I never said "la Haine and down by law were connected and had to do with each other." I just spoke about the photography and how it "nodded" to films such as Down by Law.

    But on a light note, I do want to thank you for calling me out unnecessarily. It made me think even more about the influences that created La Haine. It made me think more about it, and I realized ..."HOLY SHIT, never noticed that before!" Lol.

    All's good brother, d idnt mean no disrespect. Your comment actually helped me analyze deeper. But check it out, like I said man, tiny details that "nod" Down by Law

    t.... h....

    @Rik James Is that french film 1995?

    t.... h....

    @John Johnson yes sir! 😊

  21. a.... ....

    best song in the world

  22. A.... R....

    The lyricism on the album is off the god damned charts. Rife with biblical references and trademark waits absurdity. Magic.

  23. S.... P....

    One of Tom's best songs Marc Ribot's guitar work is sublime

    S.... P....

    It's a great song by any standard. But you're right; what makes it is Marc Ribot's guitar. Once heard, never forgotten.

  24. C.... C....

    Great bass line

    C.... C....

    Well, okay. But how about Marc Ribot's lead guitar? That's a singular performance that makes the song.

  25. p.... g....

    Brilliant songfrom a brilliant film!

    p.... g....

    patrick gleason indeed

  26. K.... S....

    This song is so ugly that it is sexy

    K.... S....

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    🌱🍯🌱🌱🍯🌱🍯🌱
    🌱🍯🌱🌱🍯🌱🍯🌱
    🌼🌱 Hi honey! 🌱🌼
    ☁😊☁☁😊☁😁☁
    ☁😊☁☁😊☁☁☁
    ☁😊😊😊😊☁😊☁
    ☁😊☁☁😊☁😊☁
    ☁😊☁☁😊☁😊☁
    Good Night 💤🌙
    😊 Sweet Dream
    🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠
    💤💤💤💤💤
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    ☁ Sleepy ☁



    L\(-ㅂ-)/ ♥ ♥ ♥

    K.... S....

    Yeah. And so are..............

  27. G.... F....

    This song is about me!!
    Merry Christmas 'yaall...

    G.... F....

    Merry Christmas!
    And, it is not about you.

  28. D.... ....

    this is slowed down, eh?

    D.... ....

    1234bliblablau nope

    D.... ....

    shut up + be quiet = your lame