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
because 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
Writer(s): Thomas Alan Waits Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
