A Sight For Sore Eyes

Tom Waits · Original Album Series [2011]

Sight for sore eyes it's a long time no see

Workin' hard hardly workin' hey man you know me

Water under the bridge, did you see my new car?

Well it's bought and it's payed for parked outside of the bar



And hey barkeeper what's keepin' you keep pourin' drinks

For all these palookas', "Hey you know what I thinks

That we toast to the old days and Dimagio too"

And old drys Dale and Mantle Whitey Ford and to you



No the old gang ain't around everyone has left town

'Cept for thumm and giardina said they just might be down

Oh half drunk all the time and I'm all drunk the rest

Yeah, Monk's till the champion but I'm the best



And hey barkeeper what's keepin' you keep pourin' drinks

For all these palookas', "Hey you know what I thinks

That we toast to the old days and Dimagio too"

And drys Dale and Mantle Whitey Ford and to you



Guess you heard about Nash he was killed in a crash

Oh that must of been two or three years ago now

Yeah, he spun out and he rolled, he hit a telephone pole

And died with the radio on



No, she's married and with a kid finally split up with Sid

He's up north for a nickle's worth for armed robbery

And I'll play you some pin ball, no you ain't got a chance

Well then go on over and ask her to dance



And hey barkeeper what's keepin' you keep pourin' drinks

For all these palookas', "Hey you know what I thinks

That we toast to the old days and Dimagio too"

Drys Dale and Mantle Whitey Ford and to you