TOM WAITS
- Singapore Lyrics / with translationsWe sail tonight for Singapore
We're all as mad as hatters here
I've fallen for a tawny moor
Took off to the land of Nod
Drank with all the Chinamen
Walked the sewers of Paris
I danced along a colored wind
Dangled from a rope of sand
You must say goodbye to me
We sail tonight for Singapore
Don't fall asleep while you're ashore
Cross your heart and hope to die
When you hear the children cry
Let marrow bone and cleaver choose
While making feet for children shoes
Through the alley
Back from Hell
When you hear that steeple bell
You must say goodbye to me
Wipe him down with gasoline
Till his arms are hard and mean
From now on boys this iron boat's your home
So heave away boys
We sail tonight for Singapore
Take your blankets from the floor
Wash your mouth out by the door
The whole town is made of iron ore
Every witness turns to steam
They all become Italian dreams
Fill your pockets up with earth
Get yourself a dollar's worth
Away boys, away boys, heave away
The captain is a one-armed dwarf
He's throwing dice along the wharf
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King
So take this ring
We sail tonight for Singapore
We're all as mad as hatters here
I've fallen for a tawny moor
Took off to the land of Nod
Drank with all the Chinamen
Walked the sewers of Paris
I danced along a colored wind
Dangled from a rope of sand
You must say goodbye to me
We're all as mad as hatters here
I've fallen for a tawny moor
Took off to the land of Nod
Drank with all the Chinamen
Walked the sewers of Paris
I danced along a colored wind
Dangled from a rope of sand
You must say goodbye to me
We sail tonight for Singapore
Don't fall asleep while you're ashore
Cross your heart and hope to die
When you hear the children cry
Let marrow bone and cleaver choose
While making feet for children shoes
Through the alley
Back from Hell
When you hear that steeple bell
You must say goodbye to me
Wipe him down with gasoline
Till his arms are hard and mean
From now on boys this iron boat's your home
So heave away boys
We sail tonight for Singapore
Wash your mouth out by the door
The whole town is made of iron ore
Every witness turns to steam
They all become Italian dreams
Fill your pockets up with earth
Get yourself a dollar's worth
Away boys, away boys, heave away
The captain is a one-armed dwarf
He's throwing dice along the wharf
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King
So take this ring
We sail tonight for Singapore
We're all as mad as hatters here
I've fallen for a tawny moor
Took off to the land of Nod
Drank with all the Chinamen
Walked the sewers of Paris
I danced along a colored wind
Dangled from a rope of sand
You must say goodbye to me
Facts about Singapore
✔️
Singapore is written by Thomas Alan Waits.
✔️
It is first released on August 01, 1985 as part of Tom Waits's album "Rain Dogs" which includes 19 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
✔️
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the song 'Singapore' by Tom Waits creates a chaotic surrealistic experience which uses Singapore as a metaphor for unpredictable wild adventures. The lyrics create a feeling of escape through their combination of vivid imagery and ridiculous situations which show the excitement of entering uncharted territory. The Singapore lyrics primarily focus on themes of adventure and joy and freedom and love and self-reflection. The song establishes its central themes through its various musical elements which explore the need for travel and discovery and to discover new locations and to express personal differences and to show extreme behavior and to experience personal growth and to follow dreams. The lyrics contain some mature themes and imagery that may not be suitable for younger children. The combination of drinking scenes and sewer walking scenes and the description of a one-armed dwarf who throws dice at the wharf creates content that requires a PG-13 rating because it includes complicated and possibly disturbing elements.
✔️
Singapore falls under the genre Rock.
✔️
Singapore song length is 2 minutes and 44 seconds.
Who wrote Singapore lyrics?
Singapore is written by Thomas Alan Waits.
✔️
When was Singapore released?
It is first released on August 01, 1985 as part of Tom Waits's album "Rain Dogs" which includes 19 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
✔️
What is the meaning behind Singapore lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the song 'Singapore' by Tom Waits creates a chaotic surrealistic experience which uses Singapore as a metaphor for unpredictable wild adventures. The lyrics create a feeling of escape through their combination of vivid imagery and ridiculous situations which show the excitement of entering uncharted territory. The Singapore lyrics primarily focus on themes of adventure and joy and freedom and love and self-reflection. The song establishes its central themes through its various musical elements which explore the need for travel and discovery and to discover new locations and to express personal differences and to show extreme behavior and to experience personal growth and to follow dreams. The lyrics contain some mature themes and imagery that may not be suitable for younger children. The combination of drinking scenes and sewer walking scenes and the description of a one-armed dwarf who throws dice at the wharf creates content that requires a PG-13 rating because it includes complicated and possibly disturbing elements.
✔️
Which genre is Singapore?
Singapore falls under the genre Rock.
✔️
How long is the song Singapore?
Singapore song length is 2 minutes and 44 seconds.
Hottest Lyrics with Videos
4091dd4e742b8e280ed1d9911a53cf28
these lyrics are submitted by ShihTzuTylenolSongwriter(s): Thomas Alan Waits
Record Label(s): 1985 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Official lyrics by
Meaning to "Singapore" song lyrics
Singapore
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Red Shoes By The Drugstore Watch Her Disappear Young At Heart The Part You Throw Away Rains On Me Reeperbahn Earth Died Screaming Lucky Day Overture Books Of Moses Georgia Lee
