Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Waits
Vocals
Andrew Borger
Drums
Charlie Musselwhite
Harmonica
Chris Grady
Trumpet
Jacquire King
Programming
Larry Taylor
Bass
Marc Ribot
Guitar
Mark Reitman
Turntables
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Darren Kramer
Engineer
Heather Fremling
Engineer
Holly Ferguson
Engineer
Jacquire King
Mixing Engineer
Jeff Sloan
Engineer
Kathleen Brennan
Producer
Oz Fritz
Mixing Engineer
Tom Waits
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, I hung on to Mary's stump
I danced with a soldier's glee
With a rum soaked crook and a big fat laugh
I spent my last dollar on thee
[Verse 2]
I saw Bill Bones, gave him a yell
Kehoe spiked the 'nog
With a chain link fence and a scrap iron jaw
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
[Verse 3]
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
[Verse 4]
Spider rolled in from, Hollister burn
With a one eyed stolen Mare
Donned himself with chicken fat
Sawin' on a jaw bone violin there
[Verse 5]
Kathleen was sittin' down in little Red's recovery room
In her criminal underwear bra
I was naked to the waist with my fierce black hound
And I'm cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
[Verse 6]
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
[Verse 7]
Dig a big pit in a dirt alley road
Fill it with madrone and bay
Stinks like hell and the neighbors complain
Don't give a hoot what they say
[Verse 8]
Gotta slap that hog
Roll him over twice
Gotta baste him with a sweeping broom
You gotta swat them flies and chain up the dogs
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
[Verse 9]
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
[Verse 10]
Rattle snake piccata with grapes and figs
Old brown Betty with a yellow wig
T'ain't the mice meat filagree
And it ain't the turkey neck stew
[Verse 11]
And it ain't them bruleed okra seeds
Though she made them especially for you
Worse won a prize for her bottom black pie
The beans got to thrown to the dogs
Jesus Christ, I can always make room
[Verse 12]
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog
(Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog)
(Cookin' up a Filipino box spring hog)
Written by: Tom Waits