Music Video

Tom Waits - "Jockey Full of Bourbon"
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Vocals
Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor
Double Bass
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot
Guitar
Michael Blair
Michael Blair
Percussion
Ralph Carney
Ralph Carney
Bass Saxophone
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Songwriter
Kathleen Brennan
Kathleen Brennan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Producer
Robert Musso
Robert Musso
Mixing Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Original Mastering Engineer
Dennis Ferrante
Dennis Ferrante
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tom Gonzalez
Tom Gonzalez
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Chris Bellman
Chris Bellman
Mastering Engineer
Jeff Lippay
Jeff Lippay
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Kathleen Brennan
Kathleen Brennan
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Edna Million in a drop dead suit
Dutch Pink on a down town train
Two dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot
I'm in the corner on the pouring rain
Sixteen men on a deadman's chest
And I've been drinking from a broken cup
Two pairs of pants and a mohair vest
I'm full of bourbon, I can't stand up
[Verse 2]
Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, children are alone
Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, your children are alone
[Verse 3]
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
Flamingo drinking from a cocktail glass
I'm on the lawn with someone else's wife
Admire the view from up on top of the mast
[Verse 4]
Hey little bird, fly away home
Your house is on fire, children are alone
Hey little bird, fly away home
House is on fire, your children are alone
[Verse 5]
I said 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
[Verse 6]
Yellow sheets on a Hong Kong bed
Stazybo horn and a Slingerland ride
To the carnival is what she said
A hundred dollars makes it dark inside
[Verse 7]
Edna Million in a drop dead suit
Dutch Pink on a down town train
Two dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot
I'm in the corner on the pouring rain
[Verse 8]
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, children are alone
Written by: Thomas Alan Waits
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