Kredity
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brian Newman
Trumpet
Daniel Foose
Bass
Steve Kortyka
Saxophone
Alex Smith
Rhodes Piano
Paul Francis
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Songwriter
Kathleen Brennan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dae Bennett
Mixing Engineer
Mark Wilder
Mastering Engineer
Texty
[Verse 1]
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 pourin' rain
[Verse 2]
Sixteen men on a dead man's chest
And I've been drinkin' from a broken cup
Two pairs of pants and a mohair vest
I'm full of bourbon and I can't stand up
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
Schiffer broke a bottle on Morgan's head
And I've been steppin on the devil's tail
Across the stripes of a full moon's head
And through the bars of a Cuban jail
[Verse 5]
Bloody fingers on a purple knife
Flamingo drinkin' from a cocktail glass
I'm on the lawn with someone else's wife
Admire the view from the top of the mast
[Verse 6]
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
[Verse 7]
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
[Verse 8]
Edna Million in a drop dead suit
Dutch pink on a downtown train
Two dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot
I'm on the corner on the pourin' rain
[Verse 9]
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
Written by: Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits