Name: Jockey Full of Bourbon
Duration: P00H03M23S
Description: Bass & Voice interpretation of the much beloved Tom Waits song (from his album "Rain Dogs."

Jockey Full of Bourbon

from Everybody's Here by Whitney Ross-Barris

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Bass & Voice interpretation of the much beloved Tom Waits song (from his album "Rain Dogs."

lyrics

Edna Million in a drop-dead suit,
Dutch Pink on a downtown train,
Two-dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot,
I'm in the corner in the pouring rain.

Sixteen men on a dead man's chest,
And I've been drinking from a broken cup,
Two pairs of pants and a mohair vest,
I'm full of bourbon, I can't stand up.

Hey little bird, fly away home,
Your house is on fire, your children are alone.
Hey little bird, fly away home,
Your house is on fire, your children are alone.

Schiffer broke a bottle over Morgan's head,
And I've been stepping on the Devil's tail.
Across the stripes of a full moon's head,
And through the bars of a Cuban jail.
Bloody fingers on a purple knife,
Flamingo drinking from a cocktail glass.
I'm on the lawn with someone else's wife,
Admire the view from up on top of the mast.

Hey little bird, fly away home,
House is on fire, your children are alone.
Hey little bird, fly away home,
House is on fire, your children are alone.

Yellow sheets on a Hong Kong bed.
Stazybo horn and a Slingerland ride.
"To the carnival" is what she said,
A hundred dollars makes it dark inside.

Edna Million in a drop-dead suit,
Dutch Pink on a downtown train,
Two-dollar pistol but the gun won't shoot,
I'm in the corner in the pouring rain.

Hey little bird, fly away home,
Your house is on fire, your children are alone.
Hey little bird, fly away home,
Your house is on fire, your children are alone.

credits

from Everybody's Here, track released December 4, 2012
Music/Words: Tom Waits
Voice: Whitney Ross-Barris
Bass: Ross MacIntyre

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Whitney Ross-Barris Toronto, Ontario

Whitney Ross-Barris is a jazz singer & songwriter who performs regularly around Ontario. In & around a varied career in live theatre, Whitney has released three jazz albums & has appeared as a guest singer & lyricist on additional recordings (notably, "The Art of Breath: Volume One," John MacMurchy). She is currently in development of a new album exclusively featuring her own compositions. ... more