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Tom Waits - "Tango Till They're Sore"
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Vocals
Bob Funk
Bob Funk
Trombone
Greg Cohen
Greg Cohen
Double Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
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]
Well, you play that tarantella, all the hounds will start to roar
The boys all go to hell and then the Cubans hit the floor
They drive along the pipeline, they tango till they're sore
They take apart their nightmares and they leave them by the door
[Verse 2]
Let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs
I'll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
And send me off to bed forever more
[Verse 3]
Make sure they play my theme song, I guess daisies will have to do
Just get me to New Orleans and paint shadows on the pews
Turn the spit on that pig and kick the drum and let me down
Put my clarinet beneath your bed till I get back in town
[Verse 4]
Let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs
I'll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
So, send me off to bed forever more
[Verse 5]
Just make sure she's all in calico and the color of a doll
Wave the flag on Cadillac Day and a skillet on the wall
Cut me a switch or hold your breath till the sun goes down
Write my name on the hood, send me off to another town
[Verse 6]
And just let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs
Tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
Well you send me off to bed forever more?
[Verse 7]
Fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs
I'll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
Send me off to bed forever more
Send me off to bed forever more
Written by: Tom Waits
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