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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Vocals
Bob Funk
Bob Funk
Trombone
Larry Taylor
Larry Taylor
Double Bass
Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot
Lead Guitar
Michael Blair
Michael Blair
Marimba
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
Stephen Taylor Arvizu Hodges
Drums
William Shimmel
William Shimmel
Accordion
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]
Inside a broken clock
Splashing the wine
With all the rain dogs
Taxi, we'd rather walk
Huddle a doorway with the Rain Dogs
For I am a Rain Dog, too
[Verse 2]
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
[Verse 3]
The rum pours strong and thin
Beat out the dustman With the rain dogs
Aboard a shipwreck train
Give my umbrella to the Rain Dogs
For I am a Rain Dog too
[Verse 4]
Oh, how we danced with the Rose of Tralee
Her long hair black as a raven
Oh, how we danced and you Whispered to me
You'll never be going back home
[Verse 5]
Oh, how we danced with the Rose of Tralee
Her long hair black as a raven
Oh, how we danced and you Whispered to me
You'll never be going back home
Written by: Tom Waits

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