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Tom Waits: On the Nickel

"On the Nickel" by Tom Waits, with pictures of him, the Nickel and random people, with lyrics: Sticks and stones will break my bones but I always will be true and when your Mama´s dead and gone, I'll sing this lullaby just for you And what becomes of all the little boys Who never comb their hair They're lined up all around the block, on the nickel over there. So better bring a bucket, there is a hole in the pail And if you don't get my letter, then you'll know that I'm in jail and what becomes of all the little boys who never say their prayers They're sleepin' like a baby, on the nickel over there. And if you chew tobacco and wish upon a star, You'll find out where the scarecrows sit, just like punchlines between the cars And I know a place where a royal flush can never beat a pair And even Thomas Jefferson is on the nickel over there. So ring around a rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain And you're always late for supper And man you let me down again I thought I heard a mockingbird Roosevelt knows where, you can skip the line with Grady Tuck, on the nickel over there. So what becomes of all the little boys Who run away from home The world just keeps gettin' bigger, once you get out on your own So here's to all the little boys The sandman takes you where you'll be sleepin' with the pillowman On the nickel over there. So climb up through that buttonhole, and fall right up the stairs And i'll show you where the short dogs grow On the nickel over there.

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