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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
Baritone Saxophone
Stephen Hodges
Stephen Hodges
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Producer
Robert Musso
Robert Musso
Engineer
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg
Mastering Engineer
Dennis Ferrante
Dennis Ferrante
Assistant Engineer
Jeff Lippay
Jeff Lippay
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Tony Gonzales
Tony Gonzales
Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Edna million in a drop-dead suit Dutch pink on a downtown train Two-dollar pistol, but the gun won't shoot I'm in the corner on the pouring rain 16 men on a dead man'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 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 Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgan's head And I'm stepping on the devil's tail Across the stripes of a full moon's head And through the bars of a Cuban jail Bloody fingers on a purple knife Flamingo drinking from a cocktail glass I'm all alone with someone else's wife Admire the view from up on top of the mast Hey little bird, fly away home House Is on fire, children are alone Hey little bird, fly away home House Is on fire, your children are alone I said hey little bird, fly away home Your house Is on fire, your children are alone Hey little bird, fly away home House Is on fire, your children are alone 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 Edna Million In a drop-dead suit Dutch Pink on a downtown train Two-dollar pistol, but the gun won't shoot I'm In the corner on the pouring rain 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
Writer(s): Kathleen Brennan, Thomas Alan Waits Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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