Listen to Big Black Mariah (2023 Remaster) by Tom Waits

Big Black Mariah (2023 Remaster)

Tom Waits

Rock

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Tom Waits

Vocals

Keith Richards

Guitar

Larry Taylor

Double Bass

Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges

Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Tom Waits

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Tom Waits

Producer

Kathleen Brennan

Kathleen Brennan

Producer

Robert Musso

Mixing Engineer

Howie Weinberg

Original Mastering Engineer

Dennis Ferrante

Dennis Ferrante

Assistant Recording Engineer

Tom Gonzalez

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Chris Bellman

Mastering Engineer

Jeff Lippay

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Cuttin' through the cane break, rattling the sill

Thunder that the rain makes when the shadow tops the hill

Big light on the back street hill to Evermore

Packin' down the ladder with the hammer to the floor

[Chorus]

Here come the Big Black Mariah

Here come the Big Black Mariah

Here come the Big Black Mariah

I see the Big Black Ford

[Verse 2]

Well, he's all boxed up on a red belle dame

Hunted Black Johnny with a blind man's cane

A yellow bullet with a rag out in the wind

An old blind tiger get an old bell, Jim

[Chorus]

Here come the Big Black Mariah

Here come the Big Black Mariah

Here come the Big Black Mariah

Here come the Big Black Ford

[Verse 3]

Sent to the skies on a Benny Jag Blue

Off to bed without his supper like the Linda brides do

He got to do the story with the old widow Jones

He got a wooden coat, this boy is never coming home

[Chorus]

Here come the Big Black Mariah

Here come the Big Black Mariah

Here come the Big Black Mariah

I see that Big Black Ford

[Bridge]

Cut through the cane break

Oh yeah, oh yeah, mhm

Oh yeah, mhm

[Verse 4]

Well, he's all boxed up on a red belle dame

Fat Blue Johnny on a blind man's cane

A hundred yellow bullets shook a rag out in the wind

An old blind tiger on a pair of new wings

[Chorus]

Here come the Big Black Mariah

Here come the Big Black Mariah

Here come the Big Black Mariah

Here come the Big Black Ford

Written by: Tom Waits