Music Video

Tom Waits - "Filipino Box Spring Hog"
Watch Tom Waits - "Filipino Box Spring Hog" on YouTube

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Vocals
Andrew Borger
Andrew Borger
Drums
Charlie Musselwhite
Charlie Musselwhite
Harmonica
Chris Grady
Chris Grady
Trumpet
Jacquire King
Jacquire King
Programming
Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor
Bass
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot
Guitar
Mark Reitman
Mark Reitman
Turntables
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Darren Kramer
Darren Kramer
Engineer
Heather Fremling
Heather Fremling
Engineer
Holly Ferguson
Holly Ferguson
Engineer
Jacquire King
Jacquire King
Mixing Engineer
Jeff Sloan
Jeff Sloan
Engineer
Kathleen Brennan
Kathleen Brennan
Producer
Oz Fritz
Oz Fritz
Mixing Engineer
Tom Waits
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
instagramSharePathic_arrow_out