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Tango Till They're Sore(1)

Well, you play that Tarantella(2), all the hounds they start to roar
The boys all go to hell, and then the Cubans hit the floor
They drive along the pipeline, they tango till they’re sore
They take apart their nightmares and they leave ‘em by the door

Let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out jacks or better(3) on a blanket by the stairs
I’ll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
Send me off to bed forever more

Make sure they play my theme song, I guess daisies’ll have to do
Just get me to New Orleans and paint shadows on the pews
Turn the spit on that pig, kick the drum and let me down
Put my clarinet beneath your bed till I get back in town

Let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs
I’ll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
So send me off to bed forever more

Just make sure she’s all in calico and the color of a doll
Wave the flag on Cadillac Day and a skillet on the wall
Cut me a switch, or hold your breath till the sun goes down
Write my name on the hood, send me off to another town

And just let me fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs
Tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
Will you send me off to bed forever more

Fall out of the window with confetti in my hair
Deal out jacks or better on a blanket by the stairs
I’ll tell you all my secrets, but I lie about my past
Send me off to bed forever more
Send me off to bed forever more
Send me off to bed forever more

Written by: Tom Waits
Published by: Jalma Music (ASCAP ), © 1985
Official release: Rain Dogs, Island Records Inc., 1985
Arrangement and lyrics published in "Tom Waits - Beautiful Maladies" (Amsco Publications, 1997)

(1)Intro from Healdsburg, 1996: "This is a song about suicide. But it’s a FUN song. So don’t go gettin’ depressed"
From a ‘Rain Dogs’ promo clip, as presented in ‘Egos and Icons’: "I had this friend who fell out of the window on New Year’s Eve. 12 storeys, not a scratch. His hat blew off. The only thing that broke his fall was the fact that he had a little confetti in his hair."
(2)Tarantella: A traditional dance from Naples in Southern Italy. 'Tarantella' is Italian for tarantula and therefore mimics the movements of the spider. The dance is usually performed in 6/8 time with jumping, colorful clothes and tambourines. It was actually played for women who were afflicted by the poisonous bite of the tarantula, which caused a psychoactive effect that was alleviated by dancing and sweating the poison out. (Tom Waits Digest, Seth Nielssen)
(3)Jacks or better: A version of 5 card draw (poker) that requires a pair of Jacks or better to open the betting. If no one has at least this, the hand is thrown in, everyone puts money into the pot again, and the hand is re-dealt. (Tom Waits Digest, Seth Nielssen)


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