From the soundtrack of Until the End of the World It was a miracle I even got outta Longwood alive, This town fulla men with big mouths and no guts, I mean, if...

If you miss the train I'm on Then you know that I'll be gone You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles A hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a ...

Who'll build a box for Black Paul? Ah'm enquirin on behalf of his soul Ah'd be beholdin to ya all For a lil information, yes some kinda information Just who'll ...

This is True Mister nothing said forever said I can sing Hit it! Make it a dead one with words like blood, soldier mother OK Ok I want to sleep before the end w...

Once there came a storm in the form of a girl It blew to pieces my snug little world Sometimes I swear I can still hear her howl Down through the wreckage and t...

Hush-a-bye Don't You cry Go to sleepy little baby Go to sleepy little baby When You wake You shall have All the pretty little horsies All the pretty little hors...

And no more shall we part It will no longer be necessary And no more will I say, dear heart I am alone and she has left me And no more shall we part The contra...

I've felt you coming girl, as you drew near I knew you'd find me, cause I longed you here Are you my destiny? Is this how you'll appear? Wrapped in a coat with ...

I felt you coming girl as I drew you near I knew you'd find me cause I longed you here Are you my destiny, is this how you'll appear Wrapped in a coat with tear...

As I sat sadly by her side At the window, through the glass She stroked a kitten in her lap And we watched the world as it fell past Softly she spoke these word...

I stepped into an avalanche It covered up my soul When I am not this hunchback that you see I sleep beneath the golden hill You who wish to conquer pain You mus...

Babe I got you bad Dreaming blood-wet dreams only madmen have Baby I got you bad I wish to God I never had And it makes me feel so sad, O, Baby I got you bad Ye...

Father says it, mother says it Sister says it, brother says it Uncle says it, auntie says it Everyone at the party says Babe, I'm on fire Babe, I'm on fire The...

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Look-a look-a yonder (3x) Well the sun done gone The captain can't hold her (3x) The way I do now Ada got a gold mine (3x) Way above her knees The shiv (?) i...

Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm I am the black crow king Mmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm I am the black crow king Keeper of the nodding corn Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! All the hammers are a-talki...

Last night my kisses Were banked in black hair And in my bed, my lover, Her hair was midnight black And all her mystery dwelled Within her black hair And her bl...

This time it's the truth this time nothings goinna fall on through these books are broken up Blast off! Wham! bam! Right off the shelf Right off the shelf Blast...

Bline Lemon Jefferson is a-coming Tap tap tappin with his cane Bline Lemon Jefferson is a-coming Tap tap tappin with his cane His last ditch lies down the road ...

I got a blue bird, a blue bird on my shoulder I got a blue bird, a blue bird on my shoulder I saw her standing, standing by the water She was naked, her hair in...

Blundertown is drowned in no brainstorm smothered in mud at the foot of the river the color vague is slapped around stupid blood dries to a very dull color I'm...

Up those stone steps I clim Hail this joyful day's return Into its great shadowed vault I go Hail the Pentecostal morn The reading is from Luke 24 Where Christ ...

By the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be rising And she'll find that note that I left hanging on the door And she'll laugh when she reads the part That says: "I'...

The Captain's fore-arm like buncht-up rope with A-N-I-T-A wrigglin free onto skull'n'dagger and a portrait of Christ, nailed to an anchor etched into the upper ...

What has not got my heart in it shall we be dubbed sir names wither million blither tongues mounting bristling guilt frames in the fake-ache of the gloomloom sl...

We've come to bring you home Haven't we, Cassiel? To cast aside your loss and all your sadness And shuffle off that mortal coil and mortal madness For we're he...

(l,m) Nick Cave (p) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds < Nick Cave: vocals, organ; Mick Harvey: rhythm guitar, vibes, percussion; Blixa Bargeld: guitar; Conway Sav...

Wish I was an apple dangling from a tree Every time you'd pass me by you'd take a bite of me I wish I was a bluebird I'd never fly away I'd sit up on your shoul...

You better run You better run and run and run You better run You better run You better run to the City of Refuge You better run You better run You better run to...

Now that mountains of meaningless words and oceans divide us And we each have our own set of stars to comfort and guide us Come into my sleep Come into my sleep...

Crow Jane Crow Jane Crow Jane Horrors in her head That her tongue dare not name Lived all alone by the river The rolling rivers of pain Crow Jane Crow Jane Crow...

When ya walk out of here when ya walk out I gotta fill up that space or fill up that no-space I'll fill it up with tears [4 lines of this line repeated] Cry Cry...

As so with that, I thought I'd take a final walk The tide of public opinion had started to abate The neighbours, bless them, had turned out to be all talk I cou...

Oh-ho-ho-ho Dead Joe Welcome to the car smash Dead Joe Junk sculpture turning back to junk Dead Joe Oh joe nooooo! it's christmas time Joe it's christmas time n...

O DEANNA O Deanna! O DEANNA Sweet Deanna! O DEANNA You know you are my friend, yeah O DEANNA And I ain't down here for your money I ain't down here for your lov...

When you're sad and when you're lonely And you haven't got a friend Just remember that death is not the end And all that you held sacred Falls down and does no...

The woods eats the woman and dumps her honey-body in the mud Her dress floats down the well and it assumes the shape of the body of a little girl Yeah I recogn...

I found her on a night of fire and noise Wild bells rang in a wild sky I knew from that moment on I'll love her till the day that I died And I kissed away a tho...

Onward! And Onward! And Onward I go Where no man before could be bothered to go Till the soles of my shoes are shot full of holes And it's all downhill with a b...

Down in a willow garden Where me and my love did meet, 'Twas there we sat a courting My love dropped off to sleep I had a bottle of the Burglar's wine Which my...

The light from the window falls on the floor and after it breaks I cut my feet on the little bright pieces I glow in the dark But only when night falls it's fal...

On this European night out on the brink The cafes and the bars still stink The air is much too thick for seeing But not thick enough for leaning I leave in a ca...

For you, dear, I was born For you, I was raised up For you I've lived and for you I will die For you I am dying now You were my mad little lover In a world wher...

From the soundtrack to the film of the same name Empty out your pockets, toss the lot upon the floor All those treasures, my friend, you don't need them anymor...

Gun wears his alcoholism well Finger in Bottle and swingin' it still From Bed to Sink and back again Clock is crawlin' round the same He's bustin' Clock (he hat...

Where is Mona? She's long gone Where is Mary? She's taken her along But they haven't put their mittens on And there's fifteen feet of pure white snow? Where is...

Foi na cruz, foi na cruz Que um dia Meus pecados castigados em Jesus Foi na cruz Que um dia Foi na cruz Love comes a-knocking Comes a-knocking upon our door Bu...

Ah wanna tell ya 'bout a girl You kno, she lives in Apt 29 Why that's the one right up top a mine Ah start to cry, Ah start to cry O ah hear her walkin Walkin b...

Past the ivy-covered windows of The Angel Down Athenaeum Lane to the cathedral Through the churchyard I wandered Sat for a spell there and I pondered My back to...

I can't raise my glass, without seeing her ass Through its telescopic bottom I can't raise my glass, without seeing her ass Through its telescopic bottom If y...

We've laid the cables and the wires We've split the wood and stoked the fires We've lit our town so there is no Place for crime to hide Our little church is pai...

Kiss me again, rekiss me and kiss me Slip your frigid hands beneath my shirt This useless old fucker with his twinkling cunt Doesn't care if he gets hurt Green ...

A grief came riding On the wind Up the sun on river Thames I was sittin' on the bank with my mouth open When I felt it entering I began thinkin' about our wedd...

On the first day of May I took to the road I'd been staring out the window most of the morning I'd watched the rain claw at the glass And a vicious wind blew ha...

Hamlet fishin' in the grave thru custard bones and stuff he aint got no friend in there I believe our man's in love Hamlet's got a gun-now he wears a crucifex p...

It's a very happy day We are at lots of fun fun fun And it's ice-cream and jelly and a punch in the belly How much can you throw over the walls? And see how hi...

It is for she that the cherry bleeds That the moon is steeped in mild nad blood Taht i steal like a robber From her altar of love O money lender! O clover gende...

In his boat and through the dark he rowed Chained to oar and the night and the wind that blowed Horribly ?round his ears Under the bridge and into your dreams h...

Written by Neil Young There is a town in north Ontario And I take comfort from memories there And in my mind I still need a place to go All my best changes were...

Get down, get down, little Henry Lee And stay all night with me You won't find a girl in this damn world That will compare with me And the wind did howl and the...

Get down, get down, little Henry Lee And stay all night with me You won't find a girl in this damn world That will compare with me And the wind did howl and the...

Get down, get down, little Henry Lee And stay all night with me You won't find a girl in this damn world That will compare with me And the wind did howl and the...

(W Roberts) Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? Hey Joe, where you going with that gun in your hand? I'm gonna shoot my baby, I caught her mes...

Worn and gnawn a little hole just a small hole letting in a sick wind in small puffs yo-ho hole yo-ho hole through which blow a small sick wind yo-ho hole yo-h...

Leroy Carr A traditional song which was a likely inspiration for The Train Song How long, how long, has that evenin' train been gone? How long, how long, baby h...

The boatman calls from the lake A lone loon dives upon the water I put my hand over her Down in the lime tree arbour The wind in the trees is whispering Whispe...

The boatman calls from the lake A lone loon dives upon the water I put my hand over her Down in the lime tree arbour The wind in the trees is whispering Whispe...

I had a dream I had a dream I had a dream, Joe I had a dream, Joe You were standing in the middle of an open road I had a dream, Joe Your hands were raised up ...

(l,m) Nick Cave (p) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds < Nick Cave: vocals; Mick Harvey: rhythm guitar, organ; Blixa Bargeld: guitar; Conway Savage: piano; Martyn ...

woke up this morning with the sun out shining in I found my mind in a brown paper bag but then I tripped on a cloud and fell eight miles high I tore my mind on ...

Credits: Newberry / Newberry I woke up this morning with the sun out shining in I found my mind in a brown paper bag but then I tripped on a cloud and fell eigh...

Despair and Deception, Love's ugly little twins Came a-knocking on my door, I let them in Darling, you're the punishment for all of my former sins I let love i...

From Department of Enjoyment, NME compilation cassette; available on some bootlegs I put a spell on you, 'cause you're mine You'd better stop those things that...

John Lee Hooker - Vocal, Acoustic Guitar (Orpheum Music, 1959) A traditional song similar to My Little Boat Is Empty Nick's song is also available You know I ro...

They're taking me down, my friend And as they usher me off to my end Will I bid you adieu ? Or will I be seeing you soon ? If what they say around here is true ...

Elvis Presley In The Ghetto (The Vicious Circle) As the snow flies On a cold and gray Chicago mornin' A poor little baby child is born In the ghetto And his ma...

I don't believe in an interventionist God But I know, darling, that you do But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him Not to intervene when it came to you Not ...

As I walk these narrow streets Where a million passin feet have trod before me With my guitar in my hand Suddenly I realize nobody knows me Where yesterday the...

(l,m) Nick Cave (p) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds < Nick Cave: vocals; Mick Harvey: rhythm guitar; Blixa Bargeld: guitar; Conway Savage: piano; Martyn Casey: ...

They dragged Jack and his shadow From the hole And the bulb that burned above him Did shine both day and night And his shadow learned to love his Little darks a...

Jangling Jack Goes Yackety Yack Visits the home of the brave Hails a fat yellow ca Jack wanna celebrate Jack wanna big drink Driver drops him at a bar Called th...

So you've come back for Jennifer You know, she hides her face behind a veil I'm warning you Frankie, leave on the next train Your Jennifer she just isn't the sa...

(Traditional, Arr The Alabama Singers) Jesus met the woman at the well Jesus met the woman at the well And he told her, everything that she'd done, that she'd ...

(l,m) Nick Cave (p) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds < Nick Cave: vocals; Mick Harvey: rhythm guitar, organ, backing vocals; Blixa Bargeld: guitar; Conway Savage...

I am the King, I am the kind One dead marine through the hatch scratch and scrape this heavenly body every ince of winning skin there's garbage in honeys sack a...

First: I tried to kill it with a hammer thought that I could lose the head sure! We've eaten off the silver when even the food was against us and then I tried t...

When I first came to town They called me the roving jewel Now they've changed their tune They call me Katy Cruel Oh diddle day, oh diddle lie o day Oh that I w...

Well I love that Kewpie Doll yeah I bought her in a show I dressed her up in a cheap red cotton dress but everything was either fished-out or spat out fished ou...

This leaves out a lot of the repetions on this lyric sheet, and I'm pretty sure a few sections are out of order compared with the recorded song King Ink strolls...

(Can you turn me up a bit?) King kong kitchee kitchee ki-mi-o [4 times and throughout song] Well frog went a-courtin' and he did ride With a sword and a pisto...

I met a little girl in Knoxville A town we all know well And every sunday evening In her home I'd dwell We went to take an evening walk About a mile from town I...

I've seen your fairground hair, your seaside eyes Your vampire tooth, your little truth Your tiny lies I know your trembling hand, your guilty prize Your sleep...

They're gonna lay me low (Lay me low) They're gonna sink me in the snow They're gonna throw back their heads and crow When I go They're gonna jump and shout (La...

When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be And in my hour of darkness She is standing right in front of...

The Boatman calls from the lake A lone loon dives upon the water I put my hand over hers Down in the lime tree arbour The wind in the trees is whispering Whispe...

You found me at some party You thought I'd understand You barreled over to me With a drink in each hand I respect your beliefs, girl, And I consider you a frien...

(D Del, M Wilkins) She walks these hills in a long black veil She visits my grave when the night winds wail Nobody knows, nobody sees Nobody knows but me Ten ...

Oh, plane, take me away Said, I'll be sittin' here for the rest of my life and I am really scared-- Nick's not coming tonight And brother, I can't even think o...

Written by Tim Rose Yeah, they came to take me away Said I'd be sitting here for the rest of my life But I don't really care - I shot my wife And brother, I can...

Original version of Henry Lee Nick's version is also available "Get down, get down, Love Henry," she cried, "And stay all night with me I have gold chains, and ...