Tom Waits - Kentucky Avenue video free download


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Well Eddie Grace's Buick got four bullet holes in the side

and Charlie DeLisle is sittin at the top of an avocado tree

Mrs. Storm will stab you with a steak knife if you step on her lawn

I got a half a pack of Lucky Strikes man so come along with me

and let's fill our pockets with macadamia nuts

and go over to Bobby Goodmanson's and jump off the roof

well Hilda plays strip poker when her mamas cross the street

Joey Navinski says she put her tongue in his mouth

and Dicky Faulkner's got a switchblade and some gooseneck risers

that eucalyptus is a hunchback there's a wind down from the south

so let me tie you up with kite string and I'll show you the scabs on my knee

watch out for the broken glass put your shoes and socks on

and come along with me

let's follow that fire truck I think your house is burnin down

asnd go down to the hobo jungle and kill some rattlesnakes with a trowel

and we'll break all the windows in the old Anderson place

and we'll steal a bunch of boysenberries and I'll smear em on your face

I'll get a dollar from my mama's purse and buy that skull and crossbones ring

and you can wear it round your neck on an old piece of string

Then we'll spit on Ronnie Arnold and flip him the bird

and slash the tires on the school bus now don't say a word

I'll take a rusty nail and scratch your initials in my arm

and I'll show you how to sneak up on the roof of the drugstore

I'll take the spokes from your wheelchair and a magpie's wings

and I'll tie em to your shoulders and your feet

I'll steal a hacksaw from my dad and cut the braces off your legs

and we'll bury them tonight out in the cornfield

just put a church key in your pocket we'll hop that freight train in the hall

we'll slide all the way down the drain to New Orleans in the fall

Comments

8 years ago

Raindog309

I appreciate all good or bad comments, particular favorite song this one though, the man knows how to sell a story and it works for me.

8 years ago

Keith Fitzsimons

Bob Dylan,Tom Waits,Neil Young etc,nobody like that these days..

8 years ago

wouterwild

am i wrong of are there clips of the north of Groningen (The Netherlands) in this clip..?

9 years ago

Cyril SCHIAVETTA

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9 years ago

Ken Nickels

"I was born at a very young age."- Tom WaitsI hope he dies at a very old one.

9 years ago

Brent Eades

Just love this tune. Bought the album when it first came out and listened to this one track in particular over and over. Haunting . Thanks for posting.

9 years ago

ddoorn1

Travel back in time and prepare to have your heart broken...

9 years ago

harkeill

Sadly, I never lived through those times, but damn, it is such a shame that society is not like that anymore.

9 years ago

MrGordyc

Pure Americana Mr Waits...and kudos to Rainddog309

9 years ago

Soroya Cordery

True love doesn't see the disability....that what this song tells me xxx

9 years ago

Scriabin28

Beautifully done. Thanks.

9 years ago

Graham Howes

This makes me weep every time .. Fine poetry and music allied here to potent archive footage - TOM WAITS KENTUCKY AVENUE Eddie graces buick got 4 bullet holes in the sideCharlie delisle sittin at the top of an avocado treeMrs stormll stab you with a steak knife if you step on herLawnI got a half pack of lucky strikes man come along with meLets fill our pockets with macadamia nutsThen go over to bobby goodmansonsAnd jump off the roofHilda plays strip pokerAnd her mamas across the streetJoey navinski says she put her tongue in his mouthDicky faulkners got a switchbladeAnd some gooseneck risersThat eucalyptus is a hunchbackTheres a wind up from the southLet me tie you up with kite stringAnd i'll show you the scabs on my kneeWatch out for the broken glass, put your shoes and socksOn and come along with meLets follow that fire trackI think your house is burnin downThe go down to the hobo jungle and kill some rattleSnakes with a trowelWe'll break all the windowa in the old anderson placeAnd steal a bunch of boysenberrysAnd smear em on our faceI'll get a dollar from my mamas purseAnd buy that scull and crossbones ringAnd you can wear it around your neck on an old piece ofStringThen we'll spit on ronnie arnoldAnd flip him the birdAnd slash the tires on the school busNow don't say a wordI'll take a rusty nail and scratch your initials on my armAnd i'll show you how to sneak up on the roof of theDrugstoreTake the spongs from your wheelchairAnd a magpies wingsAnd tie em to your shoulders and your feetI'll steal a hacksaw from my dadAnd cut the braces off your legsAnd we'll bury them tonight in the cornfieldPut a church keey in your pocketWe'll hop that freight train in the hallAnd we'll slide down the drain all the wayTo new orleans in the fallEddie abbellisce buick ottenuto 4 fori di proiettile nel fiancoCharlie Delisle seduto in cima a un albero di avocadoLa signora stormll pugnalata con un coltello da bistecca se fate un passo su di leiPratoHo una mezza pacchetto di scioperi uomo fortunato vieni con meConsente di riempire le nostre tasche con noci di macadamiaPoi vai verso goodmansons bobbyE saltare dal tettoHilda gioca a strip pokerE le sue mamas dall'altra parte della stradaJoey navinski dice che ha messo la lingua in boccaFAULKNERS Dicky ottenuto un coltello a serramanicoE alcune colonne montanti a collo di cignoChe eucalipto è un gobboC'è un vento da sudPermettetemi di legare con lo spago aquiloneE io vi mostrerò le croste sulle ginocchiaAttenzione per il vetro rotto, mettere le scarpe e le calzeOn e vieni con meConsente di seguire quella traccia di fuocoPenso che la tua casa è Burnin giùL'scendere nella giungla hobo e uccidere un po 'sonaglioSerpenti con una spatolaTi rompiamo tutte le WindowA nel vecchio anderson postoE rubare un mazzo di boysenberrysE spalmare em sul nostro visoPrendo un dollaro dalla borsa mamasE comprare quel cranio e le ossa incrociate anelloE si può indossare al collo su un vecchio pezzo diStringaPoi ci sputo sopra ronnie arnoldE lui capovolgere 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сиВратовръзки faulkners получиха SwitchbladeА някои GOOSENECK щранговеТова евкалипт е гърбавТерес вятър от югПозволете ми да ви връзвам с хвърчило низИ аз ще ви покажа на корички върху коляното миВнимавай за счупеното стъкло, сложи си обувките и чорапитеOn и идват заедно с менНека следваме този огън песенМисля, че вашият дом се гориш надолуThe слизат в джунглата скитник и убие някои дрънкалкаSnakes с мистрияНие ще ти счупя всички windowa в старата Андерсън мястоИ крадат куп boysenberrysИ ги намажете върху лицето ниЩе взема един долар от моя Мамас чантатаИ купуват, че черепа и кости пръстенИ вие можете да го носите на врата си върху старо парчеНизСлед това ние ще плюя на Рони АрнолдИ го обърнете птицатаИ наклонена черта гумите на училищния автобусСега не казвам нито думаЩе взема един ръждив пирон и надраска инициалите си на рамото миИ аз ще ви покажа как да се промъкне до покрива наАптекаВземете spongs от вашата инвалидна количкаИ една сврака крилаИ ги върже за раменете и краката сиЩе 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10 years ago

David Guy

Not heard this for many years, it still gives me goosebumps and damp eyes. You may have a voice like a rock on a cheese grater Mr Waits, but you sure can tell a tale. Pure genius.

10 years ago

J BRANTLEY

I'll take the spokes from your wheelchair and a magpie's wingsand I'll tie em to your shoulders and your feetI'll steal a hacksaw from my dad and cut the braces off your legs

10 years ago

James9099abc

4:06 Only Tom could make the word 'drain' sound that beautiful.

10 years ago

sourxtimes

I want to dance to this at my (non-existent) wedding.

10 years ago

Swordfishstick

By the time it gets to:"I'll take the spokes from your wheelchair and a magpie's wingsand I'll tie em to your shoulders and your feetI'll steal a hacksaw from my dad and cut the braces off your legsand we'll bury them tonight out in the cornfield"....I have tears in my eyes and chills running down my spine. This song encapsulates the essence of why Tom Waits is the leading character in my musical world.

10 years ago

Mymble and Me

Difficult choice - is it this or 'Ruby's Arms' as my favourite Tom song. I think it's probably this one just for the hair raising on back of the neck moment when the strings really start to kick in. Hope I het the chance to see Tom live sometime soon.

10 years ago

massimo capponi

La più bella di sempre...

10 years ago

Steve Kostelecky

Well done! Thanks very much for sharing this.

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