Tom Waits - On The Nickel Lyrics
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but I always will be true, and whenYour mama is dead and gone, Ill sing this lullabye just for you, and whatBecomes of all the little boys, who never comb their hair, well theyre linedUp all around the block, on the nickel over there.So you better bring a bucket, there is a hole in the pail, and if you dontGet my letter, then youll know that Im in jail, and what becomes of all theLittle boys, who never say their prayers, well theyre sleepin like a baby,On the nickel over there.And if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star, well youll find out whereThe scarecrows sit, just like punchlines between the cars, and I know a placeWhere a royal flush, can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson, is onThe nickel over there.So ring around the rosie, youre sleepin in the rain, and youre alwaysLate for supper, and man you let me down again, I thought I heard aMockingbird, roosevelt knows where, you can skip the light, with grady tuck,On the nickel over there.So what becomes of all the little boys, who run away from home, well theWorld just keeps gettin bigger, once you get out on your own, so heres toAll the little boys, the sandman takes you where, youll be sleepin with aPillowman, on the nickel over there.So lets climb up through that button hole, and well fall right up theStairs, and Ill show you where the short dogs grow, on the nickel over there.
