Mr. Henry Lyrics - Tom Waits

(previously unreleased) 

Mr. Henry stumbles home 

When the evening's done 

He's as poor as a church mouse 

High on the Meyer's rum 

Tugging at his shirttail 

Jiggling a church key 

Chewing on a toothpick 

On another binge 

Trampling the rosebush 

Whistin' to himself... 

Now don't wake up the neighbours 

Spitting on the hinge 

Rattling the milkbottles 

Tripping on a skate 

Hidin' from the Newsboys 

Before it's too late 

The Screen door's open 

Don't make no noise in the Kitchen 

Got no excuse 

For a cold, grey wife that starts bitchin' 

That the no good bum's at it again 

After she's given him 

The best years of her life 

He'll tell her he was celebrating 

Savage's divorce 

Played a hunch out at Yonkers 

You can never trust a horse 

And thrown in jail 

Swore he'd never do these things again 

He's got an alibi 

But never tells her where he's been 

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"Henry! Henry!" 

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