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Tom Waits Orphans

: There was an old woman, lived by the seashore Bow and balance me There was an old woman, lived by the seashore A number of daughters: one, two, three

: (Waits/Brennan/Linkous) Oh mother I want a dog I want a little dog I saw a little dog His name is happy Well this is me ... ... old ... I could be

: Not much chance, completely cut loose from purpose, he was a young man riding a bus through North Carolina on the way to somewhere. And it began to

: (Jack Kerouac) I left New York in 1949 To go across the country without a bad blame dime Montana in the cold cold fall Found my father in the gambling

: (Waits) Well let's see, we had the eh, we had the Fairlane. Then the u-joints went out on that and the bushings and then your mother wanted to trade

: The smoke from the battle fish and the rain soaked through and the wheelman left the shore and barns tumbled and silos flew across fifteen miles bad

: Thanks, uh... You know uh, this is weird uh... Most of us have dogs, allright? (applause) I don't know if it's a local thing where I live, or if it

..." He goes: "Well, well you're also paying for the groceries for your mother. She uh, told me you'd take care of the bill for her." And I said: "Well, wait

: (Waits/Brennan) You can never hold back spring You can be sure that I will never Stop believing The blushing rose will climb Spring ahead or fall