TOM WAITS
- Jitterbug Boy Lyrics / with translationsWell, 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
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
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
Facts about Jitterbug Boy
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Jitterbug Boy is written by Thomas Alan Waits.
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It 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.
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Jitterbug Boy falls under the genre Rock.
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Jitterbug Boy song length is 3 minutes and 44 seconds.
Who wrote Jitterbug Boy lyrics?
Jitterbug Boy is written by Thomas Alan Waits.
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When was Jitterbug Boy released?
It 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.
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Which genre is Jitterbug Boy?
Jitterbug Boy falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Jitterbug Boy?
Jitterbug Boy song length is 3 minutes and 44 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by kaanSongwriter(s): Thomas Alan Waits
Record Label(s): 1990 Asylum Records Inc , Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group company
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