Tom Waits Jitterbug Boy Lyrics

Well, I'm a jitterbug boy
By the shoe-shine
Resting on my laurels
And my Hardys too
Life of Riley on a swing shift
Gears follow my drift
Once upon a time I was
In show-biz too

I seen the Brooklyn Dodgers
Playin at Ebbets Field
Seen the Kentucky Derby too
It's fast women, slow horses, I'm reliable sources
And I'm holding up a lamp post
If you want to know
I seen the Wabash Cannonball,
Buddy, I've done it all

Beause I slept with the lions
And Marilyn Monroe
Had breakfast in the eye Of a hurricane
Fought Rocky Marciano,
Played Minnesota Fats
Burned hundred-dollar bills,

I eaten Mulligan stew
Got drunk with Louis Armstrong
What's that old song?
I taught Mickey Mantle
Everything that he knows

And so you ask me
What I'm doing here
Holding up a lamp post
Flippin this quarter,
Trying to make up my mind
And if it's heads I'll go to
Tennessee, and tails I'll buy a drink
If it lands on the edge
I'll keep talking to you

Who wrote Jitterbug Boy lyrics?

Jitterbug Boy is written and performed by Tom Waits.

When was Jitterbug Boy released?

Jitterbug Boy is first released on October 01, 1976 as part of Tom Waits's album "Small Change" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 2nd track on this album.

Which genre is Jitterbug Boy?

Jitterbug Boy falls under the genre Rock.

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