Tom Waits - Lucinda

Tom Waits - Lucinda

Lyrics:

Well they call me William The Pleaser
I sold opium, fireworks and lead
Now I'm telling my troubles to strangers
When the shadows get long I'll be dead

Now her hair was as black as a bucket of tar
Skin was as white as a cuttlefish bone
I left Texas to follow Lucinda
Now I'll never see heaven or home

I made a wish on silver of moonlight
A sly grin and a bowl full of stars
Like a kid who captures a firefly
And leaves it only to die in the jar

As I kick at the clounds at my hanging
As I swing out over the crowd
I will search every face for Lucinda's
And she will off with me down to hell

I thought I'd broke loose of Lucinda
The rain returned and so did the wind
I cast this burden on the god that's within me
I leave this old world and go free

The devil dances inside empty pockets
But she never wanted money or pearls
No, that wasn't enough for Lucinda
She wasn't that kind of girl

Now I've fallen from grace for Lucinda
Whoever thought that hell would be so cold
I did well for an old tin can sailor
But she wanted the bell in my soul

I've spoken to God on the mountain
And I've swam in the Irish sea
I ate fire and drank from the Ganges
And I'll beg there for mercy for me

I thought I'd broke loose of Lucinda
The rain returned and so did the wind
I was standing outside the Whitehorse
Oh but I was afraid to go in

I heard someone pull the trigger
Her breasts heaved in the moonlight again
There was a smear of gold in the window
And then I was the jewel of her sin

They call me William The Pleaser
I sold opium, fireworks and lead
Now I'm telling my troubles to strangers
When the shadows get long I'll be dead

Now her hair was as black as a bucket of tar
Skin was as white as a cuttlefish bone
I left Texas to follow Lucinda
Now I'll never see heaven or home
No I'll never see heaven or home
No I'll never see heaven or home

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[HappieKamper76]

Such a dark song, Waits at his basics

[bhdrcool]

soo dark .. soo love it

[merg71]

This is my favourite Tom Waits song. Love that raspy soulful singing....

[freewheelinQ]

@max2000warrior Totally agree man!

[max2000warrior]

If I'm ever sent to the gallows, I want this song playing as I'm led there.

[max2000warrior]

@freewheelinQ A thousand other songs use the same progression. Put it this way. How many songs are just the 12-bar blues in E or A?

[MischiefMakersLalice]

Not gonna lie but i so didn't know there was a song after my name!!! cool..

[freewheelinQ]

The progression he uses sounds just like "House of The Rising Sun"!!!

I'm not criticizing, just commenting!

I just love Mr. Waits' music

[dimebagDARRELL187]

@mathbsound lololol

i wasnt lissen to it for eduring the pain

i was lissen to it for enjoy-ment

but i get ya yeaaa your right ...

[mathbsound]

@dimebagDARRELL187

hey man music is very helpfull for that sort of thing eduring pain

[dimebagDARRELL187]

when i had cancer and had to get a 10inch needle in my spine for tests ... i lissen to this song ....

thanks Tom waits

for the doc not yelling at me for screamin

but yellin at me for singin this song as loud as

i could ....