SEARCH HERE: BROWSE 409412 LYRICS BY ARTIST/BAND NAME: #A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z SITE MENU Last Updates Request Lyrics Submit / Correct Popularity Charts VISITORS Login / Register Your Thoughts My Playlists [ More Tom Waits lyrics ] add to playlist     see a mistake?    comment Artist/Band: Tom Waits Lyrics for Song: Starving in the Belly of a Whale Lyrics for Album: Other Songs - Tom Waits Life is whittled Life's a riddle Man's a fiddle that life plays on When the day breaks And the earth quakes Life's a mistake all day long You, tell me, who gives a good gooddamn You'll never get out alive Don't go dreaming Don't go scheming A man must test his mettle In a crooked old world Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale 'Fore you're Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Don't take my word Just look skyward They that dance must pay the fiddler Sky is darkening Dogs are barking But the caravan moves on You, tell me, who gives a good gooddamn You'll never get get out alive Don't go dreaming Don't go scheming A man must test his mettle In crooked old world Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Oh, you're starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale As the crow flies It's there the truth lies At the bottom of the well E-o-leven goes to heaven Bless the dead here as the rain falls Don't trust a bull's horn A doberman's tooth A runaway horse or me Don't be greedy, don't be needy If you live in hope You're dancing to a terrible tune Starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Oh, starving in the belly Starving in the belly Starving in the belly of a whale Album Lyrics: Other Songs - Tom Waits Tom Waits "Other Songs - Tom Waits" 1. ...But There's Never A Rose 2. (opening Intro) 3. 16 Shells From A 30.06 4. Alice 5. Back In The Good Old World 6. Barcarolle 7. Broken Bicycles 8. Candy Apple Red 9. Chained Together For Life 10. Diamonds & Gold 11. Eggs & Sausage 12. Everything You Can Think 13. Filipino Box Spring Hog 14. Fish And Bird 15. Flower's Grave 16. Frank's Theme 17. Hang Me In The Bottle 18. I Beg Your Pardon 19. I'm Still Here 20. Innocent When You Dream 21. Is There Any Way Out Of This Dream 22. Jitterbug Boy 23. Kentucky Anvenue 24. Kommienezuepadt 25. Little Boy Blue 26. Los Angeles Mood 27. Lost In The Harbour 28. Medley: Jack & Neal/california, Here I Come 29. Midnight Lullabye 30. Mr. Henry 31. Nighthawk Postcards 32. No One Knows I'm Gone 33. Old Boyfriends 34. On The Other Side Of The World 35. Once Upon A Town/empty Pockets 36. Pasties And A G-String 37. Picking Up After You 38. Poor Edward 39. Reeperbahn 40. Spare Parts I 41. Starving in the Belly of a Whale 42. Straight To The Top (Rhumba) 43. Swordfishtrombones 44. Table Top Joe 45. Take It With Me 46. Take Me Home 47. The Wages Of Love 48. This One's From The Heart 49. Watch Her Disappear 50. We're All Mad Here 51. Whislin Past The Graveyard 52. You Can't Unring A Bell 53. Two Sisters 54. Young At Heart