ON THE NICKEL - Tom Waits cover - Puddles Pity Party

Sticks and stones will break my
bones, but I always will be true, and when
Your mama is dead and gone,
Ill sing this lullabye 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
Little 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 on
The nickel over there.
So ring around the rosie, youre sleepin in the rain, and youre always
Late for supper, and man you let me down again, I thought I heard a
Mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
On the nickel over there.
So what becomes of all the little
boys, who run away from home, well the
World just keeps gettin bigger,
once you get out on your own, so heres to
All the little boys,
the sandman takes you where, youll be sleepin with a
Pillowman, on the nickel over there.
So lets climb up through that button hole, and well fall right up the
Stairs, and Ill show you where the
short dogs grow, on the nickel over there.