Il testo della Jitterbug boy

Tom Waits

Data di rilascio : 09/07/2008

Durata : 0:03:44

Stile : Rock

Well, i'm a jitterbug boy by the shoe-shine
Resting on my laurels and my hardy's too
Life of riley on a swing shift gears follow my drift
Once upon a time i was in show-biz too

I seen the brooklyn dodgers playin' at eb bets field
Seen the kentucky derby too
It's fast women, slow horses, i'm reliable sources
And i'm holding up a lamp post if you want to know

I seen the wabash cannonball, buddy, i've done it all
Because i slept with the lions and marilyn monroe
Had breakfast in the eye of a hurricane
Fought rocky marciano, played minnesota fats

Burned hundred-dollar bills, i eaten mulligan stew
And got drunk with louis armstrong what's that old song?
I taught mickey mantle everything that he knows

And so you ask me what i'm doing here holding up a lamp post
Flippin' this quarter trying to make up my mind
And if it's heads i'll go to tennessee, and tails i'll buy a drink
If it lands on the edge i'll keep talking to you