What's He Building? Lyrics - Mule Variations - Tom Waits

What's he building in there? 

What the hell is he building 

In there? 

He has subscriptions to those 

Magazines... He never 

Waves when he goes by 

He's hiding something from 

The rest of us... He's all 

To himself... I think I know 

Why... He took down the 

Tire swing from the Peppertree 

He has no children of his 

Own you see... He has no dog 

And he has no friends and 

His lawn is dying... and 

What about all those packages 

He sends. What's he building in there? 

With that hook light 

On the stairs. What's he building 

In there... I'll tell you one thing 

He's not building a playhouse for 

The children what's he building 

In there? 

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Now what's that sound from under the door? 

He's pounding nails into a 

Hardwood floor... and I 

Swear to god I heard someone 

Moaning low... and I keep 

Seeing the blue light of a 

T.V. show... 

He has a router 

And a table saw... and you 

Won't believe what Mr. Sticha saw 

There's poison underneath the sink 

Of course... But there's also 

Enough formaldehyde to choke 

A horse... What's he building 

In there. What the hell is he 

Building in there? I heard he 

Has an ex-wife in some place 

Called Mayors Income, Tennessee 

And he used to have a 

consulting business in Indonesia... 

but what is he building in there? 

What the hell is building in there? 

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He has no friends 

But he gets a lot of mail 

I'll bet he spent a little 

Time in jail... 

I heard he was up on the 

Roof last night 

Signaling with a flashlight 

And what's that tune he's 

Always whistling... 

What's he building in there? 

What's he building in there? 

We have a right to know...