Tom Waits – On the NickelDownload--
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Sticks and stones will break my bones, I always will be true
And when your mama's dead and gone, I'll sing this lullaby just for you
And what becomes of all the little boys, who never comb their hairThey're lined up all around the block, on the Nickel over thereSo better bring a bucket, there's a hole in the pail
And if you don't get my letter, then you'll know that I'm in jailAnd what becomes of all the little boys, who never say their prayers
They're sleepin' like a baby, on the Nickel over thereAnd if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star
You'll find out where the scarecrows sit, just like punch lines between the cars
And I know a place where a royal flush can never beat a pairAnd even Thomas Jefferson is on the Nickel over thereSo ring around the rosy, sleepin' in the rain
And you're always late for supper, man you let me down, let me down again
And I thought I heard a mockingbird, Roosevelt knows where
You can skip the light with Grady Tuck, on the Nickel over thereSo what becomes of all the little boys, who run away from home
The world just keeps gettin' bigger once you get out on your own
So here's to all the little boys, the sandman takes you where
You're sleepin' with a pillow man, on the Nickel over thereSo climb up through that button hole and fall right up the stairs
And I'll show you where the short dogs grow, on the Nickel
Over there