Soldier's Things - Tom Waits
Davenports
and kettle drums
and
swallow tail coats
table
cloths and patent leather shoes
bathing
suits and bowling balls
and
clarinets and rings
and
all this radio really
needs
is a fuse
a tinker,
a tailor
a soldier's
things
his
rifle, his boots full of rocks
and
this one is for bravery
and
this one is for me
and
everything's a dollar
in this
box
Cuff
links and hub caps
trophies
and paperbacks
it's
good transportation
but
the brakes aren't so hot
neck
tie and boxing gloves
this
jackknife is rusted
you
can pound that dent out
on the
hood
a tinker,
a tailor
a soldier's
things
his
rifle, his boots full of rocks
oh and
this one is for bravery
and
this one is for me
and
everything's a dollar
in this
box