Tom Waits On The Nickel

Listen to the full album: On The Nickel by Tom Waits from the album Heartattack And Vine Lyrics sticks and stones will break my bones, but i al ways will be true, and when your mama is dead and gone, ill sing this lul labye just for you, and what becomes of all the little boys, who never comb their hair, well theyre lined up all around the block, on the nickel over there. so you better bring a bucket, there is a hole in the pail, and if you dont get my letter, then youll know that im in jail, and what becomes of all the lit tle boys, who never say their prayers, well theyre sleepin like a baby, on the nickel over there. and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star, well youll 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 o